SP2911 Language development assessment

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Ilona Bytešníková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Filip Smolík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ilona Bytešníková, Ph.D.
Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SOUHLAS
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Graduates of the course will be well versed in the current concept of language skill diagnostics at an early and preschool age, will be acquainted with the meaning of a timely diagnosis of language skill development in children with identified and potentially identified risks. They will be acquainted with the basic principles of psychometrics. They will know how a psychometric test works, how scores are determined and how standardisation is carried out. They will be well versed on how to interpret scores as evidence for language development disorders
Learning outcomes
The student will gain theoretical knowledge about language ability diagnostics at an early and preschool age; will be well versed in the basic areas of psychometrics; will have understood the basic rules of language ability research. They will be able to use diagnostic tools established for language assessment at an early and preschool age.
Syllabus
  • 1. Language development in early and preschool age 2. Expressive and receptive language knowledge 3. Developmental language disorders - diagnostic markers 4. Basic principles of psychometry 5. Psychometric test 6. Standardization procedure, creating scores 7. Working with standards, interpretation of results 8. Tools for assessing receptive and expressive vocabulary 9. Tools for assessing grammatical structures 10. Tools for assessing phonological abilities 11. Batteries Diagnostics of Language Development - working with tests to assess vocabulary, comprehension of language and grammar 12. Batteries Diagnostics of language development - working with tests to evaluate the processing of phonological information
Literature
    required literature
  • SMOLÍK, Filip and Gabriela MÁLKOVÁ. Vývoj jazykových schopností v předškolním věku : osvojování slovní zásoby a gramatiky, rozvoj fonologických schopností a fonologického povědomí, poruchy jazykového vývoje, diagnostika jazykových schopností. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2014, 248 s. ISBN 9788024742403. URL info
    recommended literature
  • MÁLKOVÁ, Gabriela and Filip SMOLÍK. Diagnostika jazykového vývoje : diagnostická baterie pro posouzení vývoje jazykových znalostí a dovedností dětí předškolního věku. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2014, 2 sv. ISBN 9788024742397. info
Teaching methods
Seminar, block teaching. Discussions over specific topics and diagnostic tools
Assessment methods
Colloquium ¬¬– group discussion and reflection on diagnostic tools
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 1 blok pro kombinované studium.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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