Screening for Specific Language Impairment in Preschool Children
Evaluating a Screening Procedure Including the Token Test
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| ID | 11052097 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Ulrike Willinger (0000-0002-1412-9927, Medical University of Vienna, autor de correspondencia), Michaela Schmoeger (0000-0001-5894-3405, Medical University of Vienna), Matthias Deckert (0000-0003-3003-3578, Medical University of Vienna), Brigitte Eisenwort (0000-0002-1368-4208, Medical University of Vienna), Benjamin Loader (0000-0003-4387-5993, Medical University of Vienna), Annemarie Hofmair (Medical University of Vienna), Eduard Auff (0000-0002-1438-8857, Medical University of Vienna) |
| Año | 2017 |
| Volumen | 46 |
| Número | 5 |
| Páginas | 1237-1247 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2017-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Journal of Psycholinguistic Research (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0090-6905 • E-ISSN: 1573-6555 |
| Editorial | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10936-017-9493-z |
| PMID | 28474204 |
| OpenAlex | W2611851049 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 1 |
| Referencias citadas | 40 |
Specific language impairment (SLI) comprises impairments in receptive and/or expressive language. Aim of this study was to evaluate a screening for SLI. 61 children with SLI (SLI-children, age-range 4-6 years) and 61 matched typically developing controls were tested for receptive language ability (Token Test-TT) and for intelligence (Wechsler Preschool-and-Primary-Scale-of-Intelligence-WPPSI). Group differences were analyzed using t tests, as well as direct and stepwise discriminant analyses. The predictive value of the WPPSI with respect to TT performance was analyzed using regression analyses. SLI-children performed significantly worse on both TT and WPPSI ([Formula: see text]). The TT alone yielded an overall classification rate of 79%, the TT and the WPPSI together yielded an overall classification rate of 80%. TT performance was significantly predicted by verbal intelligence in SLI-children and nonverbal intelligence in controls whilst WPPSI subtest arithmetic was predictive in both groups. Without further research, the Token Test cannot be seen as a valid and sufficient tool for the screening of SLI in preschool children but rather as a tool for the assessment of more general intellectual capacities. SLI-children at this age already show impairments typically associated with SLI which indicates the necessity of early developmental support or training. Token Test performance is possibly an indicator for a more general developmental factor rather than an exclusive indicator for language difficulties
Cognition · Developmental psychology · Intelligence quotient · Psychiatry · Specific language impairment · Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale · Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children · Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Language Development and Disorders · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development
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