This study compares teachers' perspectives on three assessment instruments for socioemotional development in early childhood, which differ in their emphasis on strengths and difficulties in this domain: the Caregiver-Teacher Report Form (C-TRF), the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, Teacher version (SDQ-T), and the Social Emotional…

Community-based efforts to identify young children with developmental delays have shown promise, yet little is known about what happens after screening. In this study, parents of 57 children between the ages of 3 and 5 years participated in a telephone survey that occurred 6-18 months after participation in a community-based screening program.…

Developmental and behavioral problems in young children are prevalent in the United States. While young children experience an increased prevalence of such problems, a lack of early identification services continues to exist. Not only are early identification services required under American law, such as the Individual with Disabilities Education…