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Improving the Sensitivity of the Language Sector of the Denver Developmental Screening Test.
Glascoe, Frances P.; Borowitz, Kathleen C. – Diagnostique, 1988
The Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) and an expressive language measure were administered to 114 children (aged 24 to 74 months) suspected of developmental difficulties. The DDST did not identify the majority of children who failed the expressive language screening, even after cutoff scores were made more rigorous. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods, Expressive Language, Handicap Identification
Comparison of the Slosson Intelligence Test and the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, Fourth Edition, with Children Referred for Psychoeducational Assessment.
Hunter, Maxwell W.; Ballash, Joan B. – Diagnostique, 1990
The Slosson Intelligence Test (SIT) and the Stanford-Binet, Fourth Edition (SBIV) were administered to 95 elementary students referred because of either learning problems or potential giftedness. SIT scores predicted SBIV verbal scores more accurately than composite scores. Overall the SIT predicted SBIV scores better for students with learning…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Gifted, Handicap Identification, Intelligence Quotient
Early Childhood Identification of Handicapped or "At Risk" Children. Abstract VI: Research & Resources on Special Education.
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ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children, Reston, VA. – 1987
This one-page abstract summarizes "The Miller Assessment for Preschoolers: A Longitudinal and Predictive Study" by Lucy Miller, which examined the predictive validity of an early childhood screening instrument to identify children who have or are at risk of developing handicapping conditions. The Miller Assessment for Preschoolers (MAP)…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Identification, Evaluation Methods