Speech and language sequelae of severe malaria in Kenyan children. by Carter, J, Murira, G, Ross, A, Mung'ala-Odera, V, Newton, C

“…Assessments of comprehension, syntax, lexical semantics, higher level language abilities, pragmatics and phonology were administered to each child at 8-9 years of age, at least 2 years after admission to hospital in children exposed to severe malaria. …”

Speech and Language Disorders in Kenyan Children: Adapting Tools For Regions With Few Assessment Resources. by Carter, J, Murira, G, Gona, J, Tumaini, J, Lees, J, Neville, BG, Newton, C

“…The assessment was based upon the adapted versions of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Test for the Reception of Grammar, Renfrew Action Picture Test, Pragmatics Profile of Everyday Communication Skills in Children, Test of Word Finding and language specific tests of lexical semantics, higher level language. Preliminary measures of construct validity suggested that the theoretical assumptions behind the construction of the assessments were appropriate and re-test and inter-rater reliability scores were acceptable. …”