A Developmental Study Of The Assessment Of Communication In Everyday Situations

The purpose of this study was to obtain additional normative information on the "Assessment of Communication in Everyday Situations (ACES)" by examining the performance of children, ages 5, 7, and 9 on Form II, The First Day of School. More specifically, answers to the following questions were sought: (a) Does overall performance on ACES improve as children get older? (b) Does performance on the Social functions of language assessed by ACES improve as children get older? (c) Does performance on the Representational functions of language assessed by ACES improve as children get older? (d) Does performance on the seven uses of language assessed by ACES improve as children get older?