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Evaluating the Relative Importance of Seven Language Screening Measures: A Preliminary Investigation.

Rebecca Summy,Hugh W. Catts,Y. Petscher

Published 2025 in Language, Speech & Hearing Services in Schools

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PURPOSE This preliminary study evaluated the relative importance of seven language screening measures, including sentence repetition, vocabulary, nonword repetition, listening comprehension, and word learning, in predicting overall language ability. METHOD A total of 126 kindergarten and first-grade students completed a comprehensive language screening battery, followed by an overall language assessment. Dominance analysis was used to assess complete, conditional, and general dominance for all language predictors. RESULTS Sentence repetition emerged as the most dominant predictor, demonstrating complete dominance over all other language predictors. A synonyms task was the second strongest predictor, though there was a substantial gap in the variance explained between sentence repetition and synonyms. The word learning task was the weakest predictor among all measures. CONCLUSIONS This study supports prior research underscoring the strength of sentence repetition as a screening measure. While sentence repetition should serve as the cornerstone of language screening, further research is needed to explore whether additional language measures enhance accuracy.

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