This study is to investigate the validity and the reliability of Urimal Test of Articulation and Phonology-2 (U-TAP2). U-TAP2 has been developed to assess 2-to 7-year-old children's phonological ability. U-TAP2 consists of two levels: word and sentence. Methods: Six hundred and sixteen children participated in this study. For content validity, a 5-scorescale was used for each item and speech-language pathologists served as assessors. The correlations among measured variables-U-TAP percentage of correct consonants (PCC), PCC, phonological mean length of utterance (PMLU), proportion of whole-word proximity (PWP), proportion of whole-word correctness (PWC)-were analyzed for construct validity. Results: The results were as follows. For content validity, the mean scores of word and sentence levels were 4.52 and 4.49, respectively. For concurrent validity, the correlation coefficient between the results of the U-TAP2 and the U-TAP was calculated. It also showed significant correlation. PCCs of word and sentence levels were significantly different by age. The internal consistency (Cronbach's α) was greater than .9 and the split-half reliability and test-retest reliability were also significantly high. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the U-TAP2 is a valid and reliable assessment tool for children's phonological ability and that it can provide useful information in analyzing the developmental characteristics of phonological abilities and in intervening the children who have phonological problems.

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PurposeThe lateralization of cognitive functions in crossed aphasia in dextrals (CAD) has been explored and compared mainly with cases of aphasia with left hemisphere damage. However, comparing the neuropsychological aspects of CAD and aphasia after right brain damage in left-handers (ARL) could potentially provide more insights into the effect of a shift in the laterality of handedness or language on other cognitive organization. Thus, this case study compared two cases of CAD and one case of ARL.Materials and MethodsThe following neuropsychological measures were obtained from three aphasic patients with right brain damage (two cases of CAD and one case of ARL); language, oral and limb praxis, and nonverbal cognitive functions (visuospatial neglect and visuospatial construction).ResultsAll three patients showed impaired visuoconstructional abilities, whereas each patient showed a different level of performances for oral and limb praxis, and visuospatial neglect.ConclusionBased on the analysis of these three aphasic patients' performances, we highlighted the lateralization of language, handedness, oral and limb praxis, visuospatial neglect and visuospatial constructive ability in aphasic patients with right brain damage.

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