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Wanczycki, Winnifred – Special Education in Canada, 1983
The author warns of dangers associated with Ontarios's Kindergarten Early Identification Program, including hasty and incomplete assessment of children who will then be labeled exceptional, biases affecting children with cultural differences, and inadequacy of many screening and assessment instruments. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disability Identification, Early Childhood Education, Early Identification
Peer reviewedFilipek, Pauline A.; Accardo, Pasquale J.; Baranek, Grace T.; Cook, Edwin H., Jr.; Dawson, Geraldine; Gordon, Barry; Gravel, Judith S.; Johnson, Chris P.; Kallen, Ronald J.; Levy, Susan E.; Minshew, Nancy J.; Prizant, Barry M.; Rapin, Isabelle; Rogers, Sally J.; Stone, Wendy L.; Teplin, Stuart; Tuchman, Roberto F.; Volkmar, Fred R. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1999
This paper presents detailed recommendations for diagnosis of autism established by a multidisciplinary panel of the Child Neurology Society and the American Academy of Neurology. The paper offers dual-level (general development and specific symptoms) guidelines for diagnosis of autistic disorder, Asperger disorder, childhood disintegrative…
Descriptors: Autism, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Early Identification
Peer reviewedPavri, Shireen – Young Exceptional Children, 2001
This article considers the extent to which Child Find procedures discussed in the literature are responsive to families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Discussion of the legal basis for Child Find activities targeting these young children and challenges in early identification of children from diverse backgrounds is…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Developmental Delays, Disability Identification, Early Identification
Peer reviewedVaughn, Sharon; Fuchs, Lynn S. – Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, 2003
In this introductory article, a response-to-instruction approach to learning disabilities (LD) identification is discussed. An overview of the promise and potential pitfalls of such an approach is provided. Benefits include identification of students based on risk rather than deficit and early identification. Questions concern the integrity of the…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Classification, Definitions, Disability Identification
Glascoe, Frances Page – Diagnostique, 1997
In order to locate optimal cutoff scores for detecting developmental delays, the Brigance Screens were administered to 408 children (ages 21-48 months) along with a criterion battery measuring achievement and intelligence. The Receiver Operating Characteristic analyses were then used to locate optical cutoff scores for each form of the Brigance.…
Descriptors: Developmental Delays, Disability Identification, Early Identification, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedBarringer, Donald G.; And Others – American Annals of the Deaf, 1993
Analysis of data on 1,404 young children with hearing losses indicated that 80% of the children were identified via informal hearing-screening procedures, such as parental suspicion and referral. Auditory brainstem response technology provided the lowest mean identification age. The study concludes that formal screening programs are not locating…
Descriptors: Age, Disability Identification, Early Identification, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedSolomon, Richard; And Others – Infants and Young Children, 1994
This article describes community-based developmental assessment (CDA) sites as one means for early identification of infants and toddlers with disabilities. At CDA sites, developmentalists assess referred children for developmental status and serve as liaison between the referring physician and the early intervention system. CDA sites are cost…
Descriptors: Child Development Specialists, Community Services, Disabilities, Disability Identification
Peer reviewedEvans, Henryka M.; Seymour, Philip H. K. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1999
An assessment of foundation processes was administered to 51 Scottish children with reading difficulties and to 56 reading-level-matched controls. Results suggested the foundation is in place by the reading age of 7 years and that foundation-level dyslexia is identifiable in children with reading difficulty whose reading ages fall below this…
Descriptors: Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Dyslexia
Peer reviewedYockelson, Suzanne J. – Infants and Young Children, 1998
Discusses the importance of screening infants and toddlers for social-emotional problems and the benefits of using parent-completed questionnaires in the screening process. Six screening tools that rely on parent report, including three experimental tools, are reviewed. Additionally, challenges to screening for social-emotional disorders are…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Early Identification, Emotional Problems, Evaluation Methods
Goldstein, Peggy; Taylor, Ronald L. – Diagnostique, 1998
This article summarizes some of the limited research on early language screening of at-risk children. Results of the review indicate the vast majority of literature related to this area dealt with speech as opposed to language screening. Further investigation of formal and informal screening methods is urged. (CR)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Early Identification
Peer reviewedFeil, Edward G.; And Others – Education and Treatment of Children, 1995
This paper describes the need for and effectiveness of a functional screening and initial assessment system for behavior problems among preschool children, called the Early Screening Project. Critical factors in the assessment of young children with behavior problems include measuring the frequency and intensity of problem behaviors relative to a…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disability Identification, Early Childhood Education, Early Identification
Peer reviewedCostarides, Anna H.; Shulman, Brian B.; Trimm, R. Franklin; Brady, Nancy R. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1998
Describes the evolution of a transdisciplinary team for assessing infants and toddlers identified as at-risk for developmental delay. The assessment process is outlined and includes information on instruments used in assessing the cognitive, language, and motor development of infants and toddlers. Obstacles encountered with families and methods…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Developmental Delays, Disability Identification, Early Identification
Download full textColorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. – 1994
This document provides guidelines for preferred practice for the Child Identification Process for Colorado children, birth through five years of age. The guidelines were developed to be flexible and adaptable in support of individual community needs and in recognition of the variable resources throughout the state; however, the basic underlying…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Early Identification
Peer reviewedIreton, Harold – Infants and Young Children, 1996
The Child Development Review (CDR) combines parents' and pediatricians' observations to monitor the development and adjustment of infants and young children. The method includes a questionnaire completed by parents, systematic professional observation, and pediatrician-parent discussion. Research on the CDR in well-child care, a preschool…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Child Development, Developmental Delays, Disability Identification
Yonovitz, Leslie B.; Andrews, Kathryn R. – Journal of Childhood Communication Disorders, 1995
A naturalistic probe of early language content was administered to 31 normally developing preschool children. The productivity of 3 different strategies for eliciting 27 content categories was tested and the efficiency of the probe technique compared with analysis of language samples. Results suggest this nonstandardized, criterion-referenced…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Disability Identification, Early Identification, Efficiency
