THECRITICALQUESTIONShandoutFinalCopy.pdf
Dr. Catherine Crowley developed these questions over the course of her clinical practice. She has found them to be the most effective and valid pieces of information needed by the evaluator in order to distinguish language difference from disorder, especially in culturally and linguistically diverse populations. There are two sets of questions included in this document, one for parents and one for teachers. In addition, this set of questions includes questions supported by research as being the one of the most accurate measures of language disorder (Restrepo, 1998).
Resources:
Critical Questions for the Parent Interview Part 1
Critical Questions for the Parent Interview Part 2
References:
Restrepo, M. A. (1998). Identifiers of predominantly Spanish-speaking children with language impairment. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 41, 1398-1411.
