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Peer reviewedRescorla, Leslie – Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1989
The paper reports data from four studies using the Language Development Survey (LDS), a screening tool for the identification of language delay in two-year-old children. The LDS was found to have excellent sensitivity and specificity. Prevalence data using the LDS are reported, comparing three different severity cutoffs. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Delayed Speech, Handicap Identification, Incidence, Language Handicaps
Peer reviewedRescorla, Leslie; Achenbach, Thomas M. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2002
Data from 278 children (ages 18-35 months) were used to norm the Language Development Survey (LDS) and the Child Behavioral Checklist. Vocabulary scores increased markedly with age, were higher in girls, and were modestly correlated with socioeconomic level. Correlations between LDS scores and checklist problem scores were low. (Contains…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Child Development, Etiology
