scholarly journals Screening for the Identification of Oral Language Difficulties in Brazilian Preschoolers: A Validation Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 852-865
Author(s):  
Marina L. Puglisi ◽  
Helena F. Blasi ◽  
Margaret J. Snowling
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Operating Characteristic ◽  
Good Accuracy ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Language Disorders ◽  
False Alarms ◽  
Language Performance ◽  
Language Difficulties ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Purpose This study aimed to develop and validate a screening questionnaire for the early identification of language difficulties in Brazilian Portuguese–speaking preschool children. Method The article is divided into two studies. In the first study, we reported the theoretical principles that guided the development of the Screening for Identification of Oral Language Difficulties by Preschool Teachers (SIOLD) and tested the validity of its structure. The psychometric properties of the SIOLD were tested using a sample of 754 children attending Year 1 of preschool. Thirty-two teachers coming from eight different schools completed individual questionnaires for all their students. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to assess the validity of the SIOLD. In the second study, we investigated the accuracy of the questionnaire for identifying children with oral language difficulties using a different sample of 100 preschool children. Using receiver operating characteristic and precision recall curves, we assessed the sensitivity and specificity of the SIOLD to identify children who showed impaired language performance in a short battery of tests. Results The SIOLD has been shown to be a valid and accurate questionnaire for assessing the form and content of oral language in preschool children. It showed good accuracy, with sensitivity ranging between .750 and .857 and specificity of .946 for the identification of language difficulties. Among the cases positively identified by the SIOLD as having language difficulties, 54.5% were true cases of language disorders, while 45.5% were false alarms. The combination of these findings shows that the SIOLD overpredicts positive cases but identifies most children with true language disorders and passes most children without language disorders, as required of a good screening test. Conclusions The questionnaire provides a useful tool for enabling Brazilian teachers to refer children with language difficulties to the speech-language services. The theoretical and clinical implications are discussed.

Patterns of Language Behavior in Children with Developmental Language Disorders

1975 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy M. Aram ◽  
James E. Nation
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Language Disorders ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Language Performance ◽  
Developmental Language Disorders ◽  
Factor I ◽  
Factor Ii ◽  
Language Behavior ◽  
Low Performance ◽  
Comprehension Deficit

Tests to measure comprehension, formulation, and repetition of certain phonologic, syntactic, and semantic aspects of language were administered to 47 children who had developmental language disorders. A factor analysis of the resultant scores indicated that three factors were present in the data. These factors are presented as six patterns of language performance, one for high loadings on the factor and one for low loadings. The six patterns are (1) repetition strength (Factor I, high); (2) nonspecific formulation-repetition deficit (Factor I, low); (3) generalized low performance (Factor II, high); (4) phonologic comprehension-formulation-repetition deficit (Factor II, low); (5) comprehension deficit (Factor III, high); and (6) formulation-repetition deficit (Factor III, low). Possible relations among these patterns and nonlinguistic measures (sex, race, age, nonverbal intelligence, socioeconomic status, and status of the peripheral speech mechanism) were investigated. Two of the patterns of language performance were found to be related significantly to age. On Factor II, the younger children tended to get high loadings (generalized low performance) while the older children tended to get low loadings (phonologic comprehension-formulation-repetition deficit).

scholarly journals The Japanese empathy questionnaire (EmQue) for preschool children: Psychometric properties and measurement invariance across gender

2021 ◽  
pp. 016502542110228
Author(s):  
Reina Takamatsu ◽  
Yung-Ting Tsou ◽  
Takashi Kusumi ◽  
Carolien Rieffe
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Developmental Models ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Human Motivation ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
High Measurement ◽  
Gender Groups

Empathy is assumed to be a universal human motivation to act altruistically toward others. Developmental models of empathy explaining when and how children acquire the capacity to empathize have been proposed. However, the existing knowledge is largely built upon studies conducted in the Western context. To fill this gap, a cross-culturally validated measure of empathy for children is needed. The purpose of this study was to assess the Japanese version of the Empathy Questionnaire (EmQue), a parent-reported measure of empathy in preschool children, including its construct validity, measurement invariance across genders, and reliability. A total of 550 children aged 1–6 years participated in this study ( M age = 4.17 years, SD = 1.21). Their mothers completed the Japanese EmQue. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the hypothesized three-factor structure (emotional contagion, attention to others’ feelings, and prosocial actions) in the 13-item Japanese EmQue. The internal consistencies of the three scales were high. Measurement invariance across gender groups was also supported. Overall, the results demonstrate that the Japanese EmQue is a reliable and valid measure of the empathy of Japanese preschool children. It can serve as a tool in future studies to elucidate the role of culture in shaping empathy in early childhood.

Language and communication problems, and their relation to non-language difficulties' In Conversation with Dr. Hannah Hobson

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Language Disorders ◽  
Mental Health Research ◽  
Communication Problems ◽  
Language Difficulties ◽  
Language And Communication

In this podcast we talk to Dr. Hannah Hobson, Lecturer in Psychology and Researcher at York University, and heads up the Emerald Lab (Emotional and Mental Health Research in Autism and Language Disorders).

Cues for Screening Language Disorders in Preschool Children

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 717-722
Author(s):  
Arthur H. Schwartz ◽  
Michael W. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Developmental Disability ◽  
Language Disability ◽  
Language Disorders ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Speech And Language ◽  
Vocabulary Comprehension ◽  
Word Forms ◽  
Development Of Language

This article has described procedures and criteria a pediatrician may employ during office evaluation to identify children suspected of having a developmental language disability. Disruptions in vocabulary comprehension, vocabulary production, sentence organization, use of word forms, and articulation patterns are important cues signaling the need for referral for a speech and language evaluation. The 1970 NINDS1 estimate that no less than one out of every 170 children has a developmental disability affecting the development of language suggests that one or more such children with such a disability enter the pediatrician's office each week. Many of the negative consequences of this problem may be prevented or greatly reduced by early detection and appropriate referral based upon the information described in this article.

scholarly journals Mindful parenting and behavioural problems in preschool children

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toni Maglica ◽  
Ina Reić Ercegovac ◽  
Maja Ljubetić
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Child Development ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Mindful Parenting ◽  
Behavioural Problems ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Parental Awareness ◽  
Empathic Understanding ◽  
Externalising Problems ◽  
Development Outcomes

The aim of this research was to find out if mindful parenting contributes to internalised and externalised problems in preschool children. A total of 168 mothers, fathers and preschool teachers took part in the research, which assesses the extent of internalised and externalised problems in 76 preschool children. Additionally, both parents completed the Mindfulness in Parenting Questionnaire. Results showed that internalised and externalised problems were significantly correlated, with externalised problems being more prominent in boys. Mothers and fathers differed only in one aspect of mindful parenting, empathic understanding for the child, which was higher in mothers. When analysing differences in mindful parenting of boys/girls, the results showed that fathers of boys have higher parental awareness than fathers of girls, while there were no other significant differences. Mindful parenting did not prove significant in predicting internalised problems of preschool children. In contrast, the results showed that 30% of externalised problems in children can be explained by the child’s gender and by mindful parenting from both parents. These findings point to some differences between mothers and fathers contributing to externalised problems. Specifically, the father’s focusing attention on the child with acceptance and the mother’s self-efficacy were related to lower externalising problems, while the father’s empathic understanding of the child and mother’s non-reactivity were related to more externalising problems in children. The results are discussed in the context of existing knowledge about implicit parenting and child development outcomes.

scholarly journals Parents’ and speech and language pathologists’ attitudes toward preschool children with speech and language disorders

Logopedija ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
Adinda Dulčić ◽  
Katarina Pavičić Dokoza ◽  
Koraljka Bakota ◽  
Iva Tadić
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Language Development ◽  
Language Disorders ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Speech And Language ◽  
Speech And Language Pathologists ◽  
Speech And Language Disorders

The objective of this study was to analyze speech and language pathologists’ (SLPs) and parents’ attitudes toward the behavior of children with speech and language disorders. The research was conducted in the SUVAG Polyclinic kindergarten. Examinees were parents and speech and language pathologists who on daily basis encourage language development of twenty-two children with speech and language disorders. The study examined to what extent SLPs and parents agree in the assessment of child’s attention, impulsiveness and activity. A questionnaire developed solely for the purpose of this research was administered. It gathered information regarding child’s attention, impulsiveness and activity. Results have shown that parents and speech and language pathologists differed in their attitudes toward the behavior of children with speech and language disorders.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document