Observation Scale of Expressive Language (OSEL) Project
The purpose of this project is to develop an instrument to assess spontaneous language production of children between 2 and 10 years of age who are suspected of having a language disorder and/or are on the autism spectrum. We would like to observe children’s spontaneous language production in structured as well as in unstructured and relatively “naturalistic” interactions.
The OSEL builds on the framework of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) which has also been developed by Dr. Catherine Lord and her research team. While the ADOS focuses on social and communicative behaviors in more general terms, the OSEL will concentrate specifically on language production, capturing morpho-syntactical structures (language forms) as well as semantic (language content) and pragmatic (language use) aspects of language production
This project is no longer recruting new subjects. This project was funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders (NIDCD).
Contact:
umacc@umich.edu
734-615-1603
This study has approval from the University of Michigan Institutional Review Board (IRBMED HUM 00001000) |
