Ap English Language Case Study Essay

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Parent Concerns:
Mrs. Adams has expressed that she is worried that Jessica is not doing well in school because her thoughts become “jumbled up” and that Jessica is becoming frustrated as a result of this. Mrs. Adams has also expressed that Jessica tends to speak softly when adults are around or in uncomfortable situations, but when participating in familiar play activities she uses appropriate volume.

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The Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals -4 (CELF-4), a comprehensive test that evaluates receptive and expressive language abilities was administered to Jessica. Jessica earned a Core Language Index score of 69 with a corresponding percentile rank of 2 placing her in the very low/severe range of functioning. Jessica earned a Receptive Language Index score of 90 with a corresponding percentile rank of 25 placing her in the average range of functioning. Jessica earned an Expressive Language Index score of 61 with a corresponding percentile rank of .5 placing her in the very low/severe range of functioning. There is a statistically significant discrepancy between receptive language and expressive language scores. Jessica earned a Language Content Index score of 90 with a corresponding percentile rank of 25 placing her in the average range of functioning. Jessica earned a Language Memory Index scored of 58 with a corresponding percentile rank of .3 placing her in the very low functioning range. There is a statistically significant discrepancy between Jessica’s language content and language memory scores. Jessica can follow directions without expressive language demands; however she has
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The results revealed that Jessica performed 1 and ½ standard deviations below the mean. The results further support the findings of the CELF-4, which indicated that Jessica has difficulties with memory and expressive language

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