Toddlers' Early Communicative Skills as Assessed by the Short Form Version of the Estonian MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory II

Autor/inn/en	Urm, Ada; Tulviste, Tiia
Titel	Toddlers' Early Communicative Skills as Assessed by the Short Form Version of the Estonian MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory II
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 64 (2021) 4, S.1303-1315 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Urm, Ada) ORCID (Tulviste, Tiia)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
Schlagwörter	Toddlers; Screening Tests; Test Validity; Test Reliability; At Risk Persons; Delayed Speech; Expressive Language; Vocabulary Development; Sentences; Grammar; Socioeconomic Background; Gender Differences; Educational Attainment; Mothers; Language Skills; Foreign Countries; Estonia; MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Screening-Verfahren; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität; Risikogruppe; Sprachverzögerung; Wortschatzarbeit; Sentence analysis; Satzanalyse; Grammatik; Sozioökonomische Lage; Geschlechterkonflikt; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Mother; Mutter; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Ausland; Estland
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of the current study is to develop a valid and reliable screening tool to identify children with risk of developing language difficulties for Estonian-speaking 2- to 3-year-old children. Method: Nine hundred ninety parents of children ages 1;8-3;1 (years;months) filled in the Estonian MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory II (ECDI-II SF)--containing a 100-word vocabulary checklist, questions about decontextualized language use, and sentence production. A subset of parents filled in the long form of the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory: Words and Sentences (n = 131). We examined the results of 31 children with language problems on the ECDI-II SF to assess the accuracy of the instrument. Results: The concordance of scores on the ECDI-II long form and ECDI-II SF is high. Toddlers' results on the ECDI-II SF are related to their gender, with girls outscoring boys on the expressive vocabulary and sentence complexity subscales. We also found that children of highly educated mothers outperform others in the acquisition of grammatical skills. The sensitivity and specificity of the ECDI-II SF vocabulary section supported the implementation of this screening tool in order to identify toddlers with difficulties in their language development. Conclusions: ECDI-II SF vocabulary scores are the most informative for determining whether a 2- or 3-year-old is following typical developmental patterns or should be referred to a speech and language specialist for a direct assessment. We provide a discussion on early language screening process and its implications for public health policies. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01