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Questions of Developmental Neurolinguistic Assessment

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It is obvious upon the most casual inspection that children develop language gradually and that there is an apparent temporal sequence to the acquisition of linguistic skills. A basic premise of this chapter is that the order of events of language acquisition reflects, or more pointedly, is dependent upon, a normal sequence of neurological maturation. This seems to be an almost obvious supposition. Yet the clinical evaluation of communicative abilities in children has not, to date, subscribed to a developmental neurolinguistic philosophy. In the following pages the questions of the utility of a developmental neurolinguistic approach to speech/language assessment will be addressed. It would be preliminary to offer a comprehensive model given present knowledge. Nonetheless, the major purpose is to propose the possibility of such an approach and to identify areas for additional study.

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Crary, M.A., Voeller, K.K.S., Haak, N.J. (1988). Questions of Developmental Neurolinguistic Assessment. In: Tramontana, M.G., Hooper, S.R. (eds) Assessment Issues in Child Neuropsychology. Critical Issues in Neuropsychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9301-7_10

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