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Early Identification of Children with Developmental Delay and Behavioural Problems According to Parents Concerns in the Republic of Serbia
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Ilic, Snežana B.; Nikolic, Snežana J.; Ilic-Stošovic, Danijela D.; Golubovic, Špela S. – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
The main goal of this research was to describe the type and level of parents' concerns about child development and behaviour according to the PEDS test (Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status). The sample included 289 parents of children from three to seven years of age, from two preschool institutions in Serbia. A significantly high…
Descriptors: Identification, Developmental Delays, Delayed Speech, Expressive Language
Fast-Mapping in Persian-Speaking Late-Talking Toddlers
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Asadi, Mozhgan; Zarifian, Talieh; Kazemi, Mehdi Dastjerdi; Ghaedamini Harouni, Gholamreza – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
This mixed two-way experimental, cross-sectional study investigated fast-mapping (FM) of novel nouns and verbs in 63 Persian-speaking toddlers aged 30 months, including 31 late-talking (LT) and 32 typically developing (TD) matched with respect to age and maternal education. Toddlers were classified as LT if they had limited expressive vocabulary…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Indo European Languages, Cognitive Mapping, Nouns
Early Identification of Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Drawing on Developmental Histories
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van Biljon, S.; Kritzinger, Alta – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
This article examines early developmental histories of learners who attended a government-funded school for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in South Africa from 1992 to 2014. A total of 141 complete historical admission records of learners were analysed. Frequencies, means and correlations were determined for perinatal conditions and…
Descriptors: Identification, Child Development, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Language and Social Competence in Typically Developing Children and Late Talkers between 18 and 35 Months of Age
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Longobardi, Emiddia; Spataro, Pietro; Frigerio, Alessandra; Rescorla, Leslie – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
The present study examined the relation between language and social ability in a sample of 268 preschoolers aged 18-35 months. Expressive language was assessed with the Italian adaptation of the Language Development Survey (LDS), and Social Competence was assessed with the Questionnaire on Peer Interactions in the Kindergarten (QPI). Results…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Child Language, Linguistic Competence, Interpersonal Competence
Does Universally Accessible Child Care Protect Children from Late Talking? Results from a Norwegian Population-Based Prospective Study
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Lekhal, Ratib; Zachrisson, Henrik Daae; Wang, Mari Vaage; Schjolberg, Synnve; von Soest, Tilmann – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
This study examines the association between type of child care arrangement at age 1, 1.5 and 3 years and late talking (LT). The data were from 19,919 children in the population-based prospective Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) and included information about child care arrangement, LT and a variety of covariates. Attendance at…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Foreign Countries, Access to Education
Turkish Mothers' Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Styles of Interactions with Their Children with Language Delays
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Diken, Ibrahim H. – Early Child Development and Care, 2009
Turkish mothers' self-efficacy beliefs and their interactional behaviors with their children with language delays are described and explored. Participants included 19 mother-child dyads. Mothers' interaction with their children with language delays was videotaped for 30 minutes in a free-play context. Regarding mothers' interactional behaviors,…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Delayed Speech, Mothers, Self Efficacy