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Validity and Reliability of the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile with Very Young Children.
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Wetherby, Amy M.; Allen, Lori; Cleary, Julie; Kublin, Kary; Goldstein, Howard – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2002
Three studies with approximately 600 children were conducted to evaluate the validity and reliability of the three measures of the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile. Findings support the use of the profile as a screening and evaluation tool for identifying children with developmental delays at 12 to 24 months of age.…
Descriptors: Developmental Delays, Disability Identification, Early Childhood Education, Infants
Usng Information Processing Strategies for Early Identification of Mental Retardation.
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Vietze, Peter M.; Coates, Deborah – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1986
Seven techniques for measuring information processing in infants are proposed to aid in the early identification of mental retardation. The techniques are based on conditioning, attentional, and manual exploration paradigms and could be combined into an assessment battery more valid than current infant IQ tests in predicting later disability.…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Conditioning
New Evidence of Cerebellar and Brainstem Hypoplasia in Autistic Infants, Children and Adolescents: The MR Imaging Study by Hashimoto and Colleagues.
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Courchesne, Eric – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1995
In a study by Toshiaki Hashimoto and colleagues (EC 611 142), 10 infants with developmental delay, poor eye contact, and poor facial expression underwent magnetic resonance brain imaging and were later diagnosed with autism. This offered direct evidence of abnormality of the cerebellar vermis and the brainstem at the beginning stages of behavioral…
Descriptors: Age, Anatomy, Autism, Child Development
Specificity and Sensitivity Ratios of the Pediatric Language Acquisition Screening Tool for Early Referral-Revised.
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Sherman, Tracy; Shulman, Brian B. – Infant-Toddler Intervention: The Transdisciplinary Journal, 1999
This study examined test characteristics of the Pediatric Language Acquisition Screening Tool for Early Referral-Revised (PLASTER-R), a set of developmental questionnaires for children 3 to 60 months of age. The PLASTER-R was moderately to highly successful in identifying children within normal limits for language development. Test-retest…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Early Intervention, Infants, Language Acquisition
Assessing Communication, Cognition, and Vocalization in the Prelinguistic Period.
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Proctor, Adele; Murnyack, Tammy – Infants and Young Children, 1995
A literature review identified behaviors representative of the normal stages of communication, cognition, and vocalization in children's prelinguistic period. Results were organized as a checklist for assessment of at-risk infants. The checklist is recommended for monitoring infant development, supplementing formal screenings and diagnostic tools,…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Check Lists, Cognitive Development, Communication Disorders
Handbook of Special Education
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Kauffman, James M., Ed.; Hallahan, Daniel P., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Special education is now an established part of public education in the United States--by law and by custom. However, it is still widely misunderstood and continues to be dogged by controversies related to such things as categorization, grouping, assessment, placement, funding, instruction, and a variety of legal issues. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational History, Educational Research, Research Design