Insufficient Evidence for the Validity of the Language Development Survey and the Macarthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories as Screening Tools: A Critical Review

Autor/in	Eriksson, Mårten
Titel	Insufficient Evidence for the Validity of the Language Development Survey and the Macarthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories as Screening Tools: A Critical Review
Quelle	In: International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 58 (2023) 2, S.555-575 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1368-2822
DOI	10.1111/1460-6984.12800
Schlagwörter	Test Validity; Delayed Speech; Check Lists; Expressive Language; Language Acquisition; Toddlers; Disability Identification; Parent Surveys; Screening Tests; Vocabulary Development; Measures (Individuals); Language Skills; Criticism; Language Impairments; Language Development Survey; MacArthur Bates Communicative Development Inventories + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Testvalidität; Sprachverzögerung; Checkliste; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Screening-Verfahren; Wortschatzarbeit; Messdaten; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Kritik; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung
Abstract	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 for language difficulties. Aim: To review the evidence for the LDS and the MB-CDI utility as screening instruments. Methods: A literature search in PubMed and PsychInfo identified 16 articles based on LDS or MB-CDI that reported statistics pertinent to early screening for language difficulties. Main Contribution: It was found that most reviewed studies were explorative in nature and tried out different versions of the screening test, including different cut-off values, multiple reference tests, small sample sizes and rarely reported confidence intervals. Spectrum, verification and review biases were common. Moreover, no study could convincingly show that the actual diagnostic accuracy was sufficient for clinical use. Conclusions: There is insufficient evidence that the LDS or any version of the MB-CDI is a valid tool for screening for language difficulties. Of course, this is not to say that sufficient evidence will not be achieved in future studies, or that the instruments do not work well for purposes other than screening. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01