Screening checklists for comprehension for c 36 months

[Molly Millians]

I would avoid the Brigance.  It has some questionable reliability and
validity.  What about the language survey from the CELF- Preschool?

On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 8:17 AM, isa barriere <barriere.isa at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The Brigance has comprehenson sections I think: a picture matching task.
>
> Isabelle
>
> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 2:52 AM, Kirsten Abbot-Smith <
> K.Abbot-Smith at kent.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>>  Many thanks, Isabelle. I had a look at the website and it took me
>> through to the Language Development Survey. But as far as I am aware, this
>> only looks at language production, right? I'm looking for a checklist
>> screening method which would pick up children whose receptive language is
>> apparently poorer than their productive language (I know this is not so
>> common, but they exist) as well as those children who are delayed in both
>> productive and receptive language (which kindergarten teachers seem to find
>> easier to spot).
>>
>> But maybe this measure does not exist / is impossible to get kindergarten
>> teachers to complete in a reliable manner?
>>
>> Kirsten
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>> *From:* info-childes at googlegroups.com [info-childes at googlegroups.com] on
>> behalf of isa barriere [barriere.isa at gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* 15 May 2012 02:18
>> *To:* info-childes at googlegroups.com
>> *Subject:* Re: Screening checklists for comprehension for c 36 months
>>
>>   Hi Kirsten,
>>
>> Here in the US, the recommendation for Head Start programs (preschool
>> programs that receive federal support) includes:
>> - Brigance developmental screening
>> - Age and Stage Questionnaire (a Spanish version exists)
>>
>> that includes lexical, grammatical, visuo-spatial and motor subtests.
>>
>> On this website you can find more info on these tools:
>> http://www.nectac.org/topics/earlyid/screeneval.asp
>>
>> I hope this helps,
>>
>> Isabelle Barriere, PhD
>>
>>
>> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 7:33 AM, Kirsten Abbot-Smith <
>> K.Abbot-Smith at kent.ac.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>> Does anyone know of the existence of any parental or kindergarten
>>> teacher checklists for language comprehension in children aged c. 36 months?
>>>
>>> I'm thinking of feasibility of asking kindergarten or preschool teachers
>>> to complete very short comprehension screening instruments containing items
>>> such as:
>>>
>>> Does child understand instructions with about four main words in, for
>>> example "sit teddy on the box" or "kick the big red ball"
>>> Does child follow two-part instructions e.g. "Get your socks and put
>>> them in the basket"
>>> Does child understand simple Wh- question words such as 'who' and where
>>> Does child answer simple questions about objects e.g. "which one do we
>>> eat with"?
>>> Does child understand concepts of size for example 'big / little'
>>>
>>> Many thanks in advance,
>>> Kirsten
>>>
>>> Child Development Unit
>>> School of Psychology
>>> University of Kent
>>> Room A2.4 Keynes College
>>> Canterbury
>>> Kent
>>> CT2 7NP
>>> Tel: (0044 1227) 823016
>>>
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