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Researchers Create Bilingual Test for Speech-Language Disorders

By Mary Ann Zehr — November 09, 2010 1 min read
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Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have created an assessment designed to detect speech-language disorders in children who speak both Spanish and English. An experimental version of the test, called Bilingual English Spanish Assessment, is being used in three research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health.

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A version of this article appeared in the November 10, 2010 edition of Education Week as Researchers Create Bilingual Test for Speech-Language Disorders

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