The Sklar Aphasia Scale in a foreign language

The Sklar Aphasia Scale was used to test 20 bilingual and polyglot aphasic patients in a project carried out in Haifa, Israel. The test was compared to the L.M.T.A. on 18 of the patients and proved to be valid. This writer believes that it is an easily translatable, adaptable scale which could be us...

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Main Author: Marion Fredman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 1971-12-01
Series:South African Journal of Communication Disorders
Online Access:https://sajcd.org.za/index.php/sajcd/article/view/418
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spelling doaj-7ef18466e6f84cc38200858f6a696a0b2020-11-25T01:34:38ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Communication Disorders0379-80462225-47651971-12-0118110.4102/sajcd.v18i1.418320The Sklar Aphasia Scale in a foreign languageMarion Fredman0HaifaThe Sklar Aphasia Scale was used to test 20 bilingual and polyglot aphasic patients in a project carried out in Haifa, Israel. The test was compared to the L.M.T.A. on 18 of the patients and proved to be valid. This writer believes that it is an easily translatable, adaptable scale which could be used for aphasics in other parts of the world where it is impractical to test the patient in his home language.https://sajcd.org.za/index.php/sajcd/article/view/418
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South African Journal of Communication Disorders
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description The Sklar Aphasia Scale was used to test 20 bilingual and polyglot aphasic patients in a project carried out in Haifa, Israel. The test was compared to the L.M.T.A. on 18 of the patients and proved to be valid. This writer believes that it is an easily translatable, adaptable scale which could be used for aphasics in other parts of the world where it is impractical to test the patient in his home language.
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