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Who Should Report Abnormal Behavior at Preschool Age? The Case of Behavioral Inhibition
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Ballespi, Sergi; Jane, Ma Claustre; Riba, Ma Dolors – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2012
Children who are behaviorally "inhibited"--a condition at the extreme of the behavioral inhibition dimension--experience distress in uncertain social situations. Although parents and teachers are in the best position to detect this condition, they rarely agree. This study aims to analyze the agreement between parents and teachers and to examine…
Descriptors: Inhibition, Discriminant Analysis, Child Behavior, Parents
The Diagnostic Accuracy and Construct Validity of the Structured Photographic Expressive Language Test-Preschool: Second Edition
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Greenslade, Kathryn J.; Plante, Elena; Vance, Rebecca – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2009
Purpose: In order to support evidence-based practice, this study served to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy, convergent validity, and divergent validity of the Structured Photographic Expressive Language Test-Preschool: Second Edition (SPELT-P2; J. Dawson, J. A. Eyer, J. Fonkalsrud, 2005) in order to determine whether it can be used as a valid…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Construct Validity, Preschool Children, Discriminant Analysis
Observations of Social Competence of Children in Need of Special Support Based on Traditional Disability Categories versus a Functional Approach
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Lillvist, Anne – Early Child Development and Care, 2010
Background: Traditional disability categories may reveal little of the functional characteristics and social competence of a child. Objective: To compare the social competence of typically developing children, children with established disabilities and undiagnosed children identified by a functional approach to be in need of special support.…
Descriptors: Profiles, Play, Discriminant Analysis, Interpersonal Competence
Social Engagement, Attention and Competence of Preschoolers with Hearing Loss
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Brown, P. Margaret; Bortoli, Anna; Remine, Maria D.; Othman, Basyariatul – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2008
The social engagement, social attention skills and social competence of 10 hearing preschoolers and 10 preschoolers with hearing loss were investigated during free play in inclusive oral kindergarten settings using a three-level hierarchical model. When comparing the types of opportunities, at the first level, the children with hearing loss…
Descriptors: Play, Attention Span, Problem Solving, Interaction
Outcome Classification of Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Using Mri Brain Measures.
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Akshoomoff, Natacha; Lord, Catherine; Lincoln, Alan J.; Courchesne, Rachel Y.; Carper, Ruth A.; Townsend, Jeanne; Courchesne, Eric – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2004
Objective: To test the hypothesis that a combination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain measures obtained during early childhood distinguish children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) from typically developing children and is associated with functional outcome. Method: Quantitative MRI technology was used to measure gray and white matter…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Psychiatry, Preschool Children, Discriminant Analysis
Spontaneous Language Markers of Spanish Language Impairment
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Simon-Cereijido, Gabriela; Gutierrez-Clellen, Vera F. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2007
Spanish-speaking (SS) children with language impairment (LI) present with deficits in morphology and verb argument structure. These language areas may be useful for clinical identification of affected children. This study aimed to evaluate the discrimination accuracy of spontaneous language measures with SS preschoolers to tease out what…
Descriptors: Semantics, Verbs, Morphology (Languages), Language Impairments
A Preliminary Investigation of an Early Intervention Program: Examining the Intervention Effectiveness of the "Bracken Concept Development Program" and the "Bracken Basic Concept Scale-Revised" with Head Start Students
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Wilson, Patti – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
This research study evaluated the efficacy of the "Bracken Basic Concept Scale-Revised" (BBCS-R; Bracken, 1998) and the "Bracken Concept Development Program" (BCDP; Bracken, 1986a) in a test-teach-test paradigm with students from a Head Start program. Prior to the intervention, 54 children were administered the BBCS-R and were…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Concept Formation, School Readiness, Scores