Regression analyses and classification accuracy on 136 kindergarteners indicated that performance on the Language Identification Screening Test for Kindergarten was at a level comparable to the Bankson Language Screening Test and above the Test of Language Development, the Test for Auditory Comprehension of Language, and the Carrow Elicited…

Comprehensive wellness programs, offered in hospitals, universities, and large and small businesses, generally involve a health assessment followed by intervention. This article describes assessment tools and procedures recommended for health enhancement programs. (MT)

A total population screening of children born from 1962 to 1976 who lived in the Gothenberg region at the end of 1980 was carried out to obtain prevalence figures for infantile autism and other childhood psychoses. Prevalence was found to be approximately two per 10,000; boys were more affected by infantile autism than were girls. (RH)

Fifty preschool children were administered a screening test for communication disorders under two conditions (traditional pencil and paper format and a computer-managed version). It was found that the computer-managed screening test yielded satisfactory agreement for the language sections. Results of the articulation section of the screening test…

An abbreviated scoring system for the Goodenough-Harris Draw-A-Man Test found that three items had the same overall potential for correctly identifying at-risk kindergarteners as more time-consuming scoring methods. (CL)

Administered the Luscher Color Test and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory to 42 counseling graduate students. Personality reports were written from test results, and the degree of agreement was rated. Results showed little agreement between the two, suggesting cautious use of the Color Test. (JAC)

Performed orthogonal and oblique factor analysis using the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) standardization sample (N=1,880). Analysis of the variance components for each subtest at every age level revealed a substantial proportion of subtests at a wide range of age levels evidenced high or intermediate levels of specific…

In two-stage course placement systems, students first take a screening test. Students who score at or above the screening test cutoff score "K" enroll directly in a standard college course, whereas those who score below "K" take a placement test. Students who subsequently score at or above the placement test cutoff…

The Knowledge of Infant Development Scale was created to assess the effectiveness of preservice and inservice training programs upon their participants. (Author/CB)

The relationship between the Slosson (1953) Intelligence Test (SIT) and the Wechsler (1949) Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) was studied to provide information about the SIT's usefulness as a measure of intelligence, for placement purposes and for screening purposes. (NH)

The rationale and procedures for current neonatal hearing screening programs are reviewed, areas of weakness identified, and an alternative approach offered. (KW)

Follow-up data on a program that screened 17 newborns for sickle cell anemia suggests that in order to derive maximum benefit from such screening physicians need to better understand the differential diagnosis, treatment, and inheritance of sickle cell disease, and individual guidance must be provided to families. (GC)

A screening program for scoliosis, or curvature of the spine, is now required in public schools in 13 states. The history of the Massachusetts program suggests ideas for starting a program in school systems. Screening kits are included. (MLF)