Development and Norming of the Hungarian CDI-III: A Screening Tool for Language Delay

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Autor/inn/en	Kas, Bence; Jakab, Zoltán; Lorik, József
Titel	Development and Norming of the Hungarian CDI-III: A Screening Tool for Language Delay
Quelle	In: International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 57 (2022) 2, S.252-273 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1368-2822
DOI	10.1111/1460-6984.12686
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Screening Tests; Language Impairments; Delayed Speech; Toddlers; Language Skills; Measures (Individuals); Psychometrics; Preschool Children; Kindergarten; Expressive Language; Vocabulary; Syntax; Language Usage; Productivity; Hungary (Budapest); MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Screening-Verfahren; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Sprachverzögerung; Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Messdaten; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Wortschatz; Sprachgebrauch; Produktivität
Abstract	Background: Difficulties in language development are related to social and emotional problems, lower academic outcomes, and lower quality of life from childhood to adolescence. These grave consequences might be significantly reduced by timely identification and professional support. The introduction of systematic screening for language delay (LD) in 3-year-old children in Hungary was based on the recent adaptation of the MacArthur--Bates CDI-III (HCDI-III). Aims: To explore the relevant psychometric properties of the HCDI-III; to identify factors characteristic of the families and children influencing language development at the age group under investigation; and to evaluate the adequacy of the tool for the purpose of screening LD in kindergarten at the age of 3 years. Methods & Procedures: The norming study of the HCDI-III was conducted in a collaborative research project with the Metropolitan Pedagogical Services in Budapest. HCDI-III parent report forms along with a demographic survey form were distributed to parents of all Hungarian-speaking children between the ages of 2;0 and 4;2 without special education needs. The normative sample comprised data from 1424 children aged 2;0-4;2 with 51.1% boys and 48.9% girls. The data set contained information including language skills, basic demographics, birth conditions, health issues and socio-economic status (SES). Outcomes & Results: In the HCDI-III form, six outcome variables were created to cover the domains of expressive vocabulary, morphosyntax and language use. Statistical analyses revealed appropriate psychometric properties of five outcome variables that showed a normal distribution and were strongly correlated to age. Outcomes of girls were slightly (but significantly) higher on scales corresponding to vocabulary, syntax, language use and productivity. Most variables were highly correlated with one another even with age partialled out. Multiple regression analyses revealed significant effect of age, gender and parental education on all main outcome variables. Neither one of the other eight predictors, including familial and birth-related factors, affected linguistic outcomes in our sample. Conclusions & Implications: The results are consistent with the majority of Communicative Development Inventory (CDI) studies, and support the psychometric eligibility of the instrument for screening purposes between 30 and 50 months. As certain regions of Hungary are characterised by a high prevalence of low-SES families, more research is needed to adapt the screening procedure and subsequent measures to their needs. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01