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ISSUES IN DESIGNING AN ASSESSMENT OF BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
Author(s) -
Herman Rosalind
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
international journal of language and communication disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.101
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1460-6984
pISSN - 1368-2822
DOI - 10.3109/13682829809179446
Subject(s) - psychology , sign language , context (archaeology) , sign (mathematics) , selection (genetic algorithm) , population , medical education , pedagogy , linguistics , sociology , medicine , computer science , paleontology , mathematical analysis , philosophy , mathematics , artificial intelligence , biology , demography
This paper reports on a collaborative project in progress to develop a standardised clinical assessment of British Sign Language development for use with deaf children. The need for such an assessment is highlighted following a survey of professionals working in this area (Herman, in press). The development of the assessment battery will be described in the context of research into the assessment of sign language development. Issues in selection of the standardisation population will be presented. Finally the need for collaboration between different professionals working in this area, in particular the key role of the deaf BSL user will be emphasised.