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Detecting Developmental Delays in Infants from a Low-Income South African Community: Comparing the BSID-III and PEDS Tools
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Abdoola, Shabnam; Swanepoel, De Wet; Van Der Linde, Jeannie; Glascoe, Frances P. – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Detecting developmental delays is essential for early intervention in low to middle-income countries. A cross-sectional, within-subject, comparative design was employed to determine the performance of the Parents Evaluation of Developmental status (PEDS) tools smartphone application and the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development III (BSID…
Descriptors: Identification, Developmental Delays, Infants, Low Income Groups
Universal Screening to Promote Early Identification of Developmental Delays: Exploring Childcare Providers' Beliefs and Practices
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Boh, Andrea; Johnson, LeAnne – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
Despite the availability of tools for conducting universal developmental screening, only a fraction of children who could benefit from early intervention services are actually identified before reaching school age. Childcare providers are in a unique position to enhance early identification efforts. A web-based survey was distributed to all…
Descriptors: Identification, Developmental Delays, Screening Tests, Child Caregivers
Early Detection of Developmental Delays in Vulnerable Children by Community Care Workers Using an mHealth Tool
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van der Merwe, Maria N.; Mosca, Renata; Swanepoel, De Wet; Glascoe, Frances P.; van der Linde, Jeannie – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
Developmental delays are increasing worldwide, as a result of exposure to environmental risk factors. Early detection services are often inaccessible in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). An mHealth developmental screening programme with community care workers (CCWs) was investigated. CCWs administered a smartphone application to vulnerable…
Descriptors: Identification, Developmental Delays, Children, Screening Tests
Combined Screening of Early Childhood Development, Hearing and Vision by Community Health Workers Using mHealth Tools in a Low-Income Community
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Fuchs, Kirsty; van der Linde, Jeannie; Eccles, Renata; Swanepoel, De Wet; Graham, Marien Alet; du Toit, Maria – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
Children in low-income communities are at risk for developmental delays and sensory losses. mHealth screening tools enable community health workers to detect developmental delays and sensory losses. This study aims to describe a combined (developmental and sensory -- hearing and vision) mHealth-supported screening programme conducted by community…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Screening Tests, Auditory Tests, Vision Tests
Psychomotor Evaluation of Children Attending Child Education Centers in the South of Brazil
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Yamaguchi, Bruna; Silva, Adriano Zanardi; Araujo, Luize Bueno; Guimarães, Ana Tereza Bittencourt; Israel, Vera Lúcia – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Objective: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the neurological/psychomotor development of children aged 0-5 years attending Child Education Centers in Brazil. Method: This developmental assessment included a screening test to identify which variables could be associated with risks for developmental delays. A total of 444…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Preschool Children, Child Care Centers, Child Development
Parent-Infant Interactions Looking for Instances of Volitional Social Gaze versus Reflexive Gaze -- An Observational Study
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Sivberg, Bengt; Jakobsson, Ulf; Lundqvist, Pia – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
Very early precursors of disrupted social behaviours are significant to understanding the possibility of mitigating or changing behaviours through interventions. Spontaneous play situations between infant and parent in two groups of infants aged 8.5-9 months were observed. First, a large number of videos were analysed to develop an observational…
Descriptors: Infants, Infant Behavior, Parent Child Relationship, Nonverbal Ability
Gender Differences in the Relationship between Attention Problems and Expressive Language and Emerging Academic Skills in Preschool-Aged Children
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Zevenbergen, Andrea A.; Ryan, Meghan M. – Early Child Development and Care, 2010
This study examined the relationship between attention problems and expressive language and academic readiness skills in preschool-aged children from middle-class families. Forty-three children (44% female) were assessed individually for expressive language skills and knowledge of basic academic concepts (e.g. colours, letters and numbers). The…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Reading Readiness, Child Behavior, Attention Deficit Disorders