An Independent Psychometric Evaluation of a Speech and Language Tool for Two-Year-Old Children from a Sure Start Trailblazer Site in the West Midlands

Autor/inn/en	Adamson-Macedo, Elvidina N.; Patel, Reena; Sallah, David K.
Titel	An Independent Psychometric Evaluation of a Speech and Language Tool for Two-Year-Old Children from a Sure Start Trailblazer Site in the West Midlands
Quelle	In: Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 25 (2009) 2, S.191-214 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0265-6590
DOI	10.1177/0265659009102977
Schlagwörter	Reliability; Measures (Individuals); Psychometrics; Language Acquisition; Speech Communication; Toddlers; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Scores; Gender Differences; Child Language; Speech Therapy; Language Impairments; Screening Tests; Identification; Early Intervention; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Reliabilität; Messdaten; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Geschlechterkonflikt; 'Children''s language'; Kindersprache; Entwicklungsproximale Sprachtherapie; Logotherapie; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Screening-Verfahren; Identifikation; Identifizierung
Abstract	Speech and language difficulties can be indicative of other cognitive, social and developmental problems. Tools used in the UK have not (1) targeted two-year-old children, (2) included both parents' reports and independent observations, and (3) simultaneously evaluated expression, understanding and speech. This cross-sectional study of two separate cohorts included 244 children. Good internal consistency reliability for total scale and for understanding and expression sub-scales was found but not for the Speech sub-scale. External reliability from 101 participants was high. The standardized tool includes parental report and direct observation, and it assesses expression, understanding and speech, simultaneously. Internal reliability results suggest that the fewer the number of items included in a sub-scale, the lower the internal consistency. A significant gender main effect on pre-school speech and language scores was identified supporting previous findings that girls perform better than boys. (Contains 6 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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