Guía para la evaluación del TEL: algunas consideraciones

The present article reviews some aspects of specific language impairment (SLI): altered linguistic and non-linguistic features and the prevalence and persistence of the disorder. Our aim was to evaluate the most important areas affected in the population with SLI, who require speech therapy work with both the formal and informal procedures available in Spanish. Attention is paid to early identification, reporting to parents and professionals, comprehensive and expressive assessment of the various structural elements of language, altered motor aspects, and dynamic assessment as alternatives to traditional evaluation. The article concludes by stressing the need for multidisciplinary assessment and for the design of sensitive procedures that could help to detect the disorder effectively, thus aiding accurate diagnosis.