简介：Objective:Thepaperdiscussesrecentevidenceontheassessmentoflanguageoutcomesinchildrenwithhearinglossacquiringorallanguage.Methods:Researchemphasizesthatlanguagetestsmustbespecificenoughtocapturesubtledeficitsinvocabularyandgrammarlearningatdifferentdevelopmentalages.TheDiagnosticReceptiveandExpressiveAssessmentofMandarin(DREAM)wascarefullydesignedtobeacomprehensivestandardizedMandarinassessmentnormedinMainlandChina.Objective:Thepaperdiscussesrecentevidenceontheassessmentoflanguageoutcomesinchildrenwithhearinglossacquiringorallanguage.Methods:Researchemphasizesthatlanguagetestsmustbespecificenoughtocapturesubtledeficitsinvocabularyandgrammarlearningatdifferentdevelopmentalages.TheDiagnosticReceptiveandExpressiveAssessmentofMandarin(DREAM)wascarefullydesignedtobeacomprehensivestandardizedMandarinassessmentnormedinMainlandChina.Results:Thispapersummarizestheevidence-baseditemdesignprocessandvalidityandreliabilityresultsofDREAM.ApilotstudyreportedhereshowsthatDREAMprovideddetailedinformationabouthearingimpairedchildren’slanguageabilitiesandcanbeusedtoaidinterventionplanningtomaximizeprogress.Conclusion:DREAMrepresentsanexampleoftranslationalscience,transferringmethodsfromempiricalstudiesoflanguageacquisitioninresearchenvironmentsintoapplieddomainssuchasassessmentandintervention.ResearchonoutcomesinChinawilladvancesignificantlywiththeavailabilityofevidence-basedcomprehensivelanguageteststhatmeasureasufficientagerangeofskills,arenormedonMandarinspeakingchildreninmainlandChina,andaredesignedtocapturefeaturescentraltoMandarinlanguageacquisition.