This is a poster presentation in APCSLH2017. LAMS is a play-based assessment tool for children motor speech skills, including both non-speech and speech abilities (Velleman, Andrianopoulos & Rupela, 2017). The highlight of this tool is its regardlessness of language background and administration on pre-verbal children. Though the validity and reliability have not yet be demonstrated, there are several studies support that LAMs is effective for differentiating motor speech skills of different groups (e.g., ASD, Down Syndrome).
This is one of the studies using LAMS for assessment.
Rupela, V., Velleman, S. L., & Andrianopoulos, M. V. (2016). Motor speech skills of children with Down Syndrome: a descriptive study. International Journal of Speech and Language Pathology, 18(5), 483-92. doi:10.3109/17549507.2015.1112836.
access website: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/27063682/
Reference: Velleman, S. L., Andrianopoulos, M. V., & Rupela, V. (2017). Language-neutral assessment of motor speech (LAMS). Paper presented at the Asia Pacific Conference of Speech, Language and Hearing 2017, Narita, Japan.
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