Problems of Categorization in State Laws and Regulations

A change in pass/fail criterion on the Mini-screening language test for adolescents

“…A review of the literature reveals a paucity of published data on the later fate of these students. Jones and Healey (1974) report meager information exists on actual prevalence or inciden~e of adolescents with depressed or disordered language skills. The growing awareness of language disorders in the adolescent population has resulted in: 1) a realization that most Speech-Language Pathologists have no frame of reference with which to carry out assessment; 2) there are few, if any, adequate instruments for carrying out diagnosis; and 3) there is no logical basis for translating assessment results into effective teaching programs.…”