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Pathak, Siddhi; Sovani-Kelkar, Pallavi – Language Acquisition: A Journal of Developmental Linguistics, 2023
Early identification of language delay is important as it has a serious impact on a child's life in terms of educational, social, and emotional development. Among the early language screening tools, there are some parent-administered tools; however, they are not culturally appropriate or freely available. This article documents the development and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Impairments, Infants, Disability Identification
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Eriksson, Mårten – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: The Language Development Survey (LDS) and the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories (MB-CDI) are two parental report forms that have been productive in providing data on early child language during the past 30 years. The instruments have been used both in studies relating to typical developing children and in screening…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Delayed Speech, Check Lists, Expressive Language
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Sleeman, Mike; Everatt, John; Arrow, Alison; Denston, Amanda – New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 2022
Traditionally, the New Zealand Ministry of Education opposed the recognition of dyslexia. However, since 2007, the Ministry of Education's position has started to change, evidenced by the development of a working definition. In 2021 the Ministry of Education released Three Steps in Screening for Dyslexia (TSSD), an assessment protocol designed to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dyslexia, Students with Disabilities, Screening Tests
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Livanis, Andrew; Mouzakitis, Angela – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2010
Treatment validity is a frequently neglected topic of screening instruments used to identify autism spectrum disorders. Treatment validity, however, should represent an important aspect of these instruments to link the resulting data to the selection of interventions as well as make decisions about treatment length and intensity. Research…
Descriptors: Autism, Test Validity, Disability Identification, Screening Tests
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de Bildt, Annelies; Oosterling, Iris J.; van Lang, Natasja D. J.; Sytema, Sjoerd; Minderaa, Ruud B.; van Engeland, Herman; Roos, Sascha; Buitelaar, Jan K.; van der Gaag, Rutger-Jan; de Jonge, Maretha V. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
The validity of the calibrated severity scores on the ADOS as reported by Gotham et al. (J Autism Dev Disord 39: 693-705, "2009"), was investigated in an independent sample of 1248 Dutch children with 1455 ADOS administrations (modules 1, 2 and 3). The greater comparability between ADOS administrations at different times, ages and in…
Descriptors: Autism, Test Validity, Severity (of Disability), Age Differences
Sexton, David; Lobman, Marcia; Oremland, Jeff – Diagnostique, 1999
This article describes the Learning Accomplishment Profile-Diagnostic Standardized Assessment, a standardized norm-referenced developmental assessment tool for children between the ages of 30 to 72 months. The test assesses fine motor skills, language skills, cognitive ability, and gross motor development. Its administration, standardization,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Ability, Disabilities