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In the Language Context subtest area, the client obtained a standard score of 94 with a percentile rank of 34 and a confidence interval of 88-100. This standard score is within normal functional limits. In the Language Structure subtest area, Bernie obtained a standard score of 85 with a percentile rank of 16 with a confidence interval of 79-91. This standard score indicates a borderline average score. In the subtest area of Working Memory, the client obtained a standard score of 77 with a percentile ran of 6 and a confidence interval of 68-86. This score indicates that Bernie is performing below average in the Working Memory subtest area. According to the Criterion-Referenced Score Chart, the client met the criterion score. However, the client did not meet criterion scores for the subtest areas of Phonological Awareness nor Pragmatic Profile. Bernie was unable to complete the Rapid Automatic Naming subtest area.
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Language develops because of human’s tendency to engage and interact socially with others. An early Russian psychologist by the name of Lev Vygostky was a supporter of the Social Interactionist Theory that viewed language primarily as a tool for making …show more content…
Participants in the FFW-L conditions earned higher phonological awareness scores than children in the other nonspecific language groups 6-month follow-up testing. (Gilam, et. al., 2008). This can build the brain learning capacity for struggling readers and learners. This Reading Assistant is a tool that can use Bernie’s speech recognition technology to support and correct his learning as he reads

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