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¹a Department of Neurology , Columbia University , New York , NY , USA.

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New naming tests for children, the visual naming test (VNT) and auditory description naming (ANT), provide more sensitive measures than adult tests. These tests assess accuracy, response time, and cueing needs in children aged 6-15.

Keywords:

Child language auditory naming naming assessment visual naming word production

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Area of Science:

Child language development
Speech and language pathology
Neuropsychological assessment

Background:

Existing naming tests for children are often adapted from adult measures or assess related verbal skills, limiting their specificity.
There is a clinical need for specialized, sensitive naming assessments tailored to children's developmental trajectory.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate comparable visual naming test (VNT) and auditory description naming (ANT) specifically for children.
To collect normative data on accuracy, response time (RT), and phonemic cueing reliance for these tests.
To establish the reliability and clinical utility of the new naming assessments.

Main Methods:

Developed and administered the VNT and ANT to 200 typically developing children aged 6-15.
Collected normative data on accuracy, mean RT, and phonemic cueing (tip-of-the-tongues).
Performed item analysis to finalize test length and provided age-stratified normative data.

Main Results:

Accuracy scores were high across all age groups, indicating accessible vocabulary.
Response time and reliance on phonemic cueing improved with age, reflecting enhanced word retrieval efficiency.
Reasonable internal and test-retest reliability coefficients were found for both VNT and ANT.

Conclusions:

The VNT and ANT are complementary tools that address a clinical need for specialized pediatric naming assessments.
These tests offer improved sensitivity through multiple performance measures (accuracy, RT, cueing) compared to existing methods.
The inclusion of an auditory verbal component enhances the comprehensive assessment of naming abilities in children.