Developmental inventories using illiterate parents as informants
Communicative Development Inventory (CDI) adaptation for two Kenyan languages
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20366248 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K J Alcock, Katie Alcock (0000-0001-5219-5442, Lancaster University, corresponding author), Ken Rimba (Kenya Medical Research Institute), Penny Holding (0000-0002-4159-9115, Kenya Medical Research Institute), Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo (0000-0003-4206-9746, University of KwaZulu-Natal), A Abubakar (0000-0002-3686-7904, Kenya Medical Research Institute), C R J C Newton, Charles R Newton (0000-0002-6999-5507, Kenya Medical Research Institute) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 763-785 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Child Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-0009 • E-ISSN: 1469-7602 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0305000914000403 |
| PMID | 25158859 |
| OpenAlex | W2115917721 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 31 |
Communicative Development Inventories (CDIs, parent-completed language development checklists) are a helpful tool to assess language in children who are unused to interaction with unfamiliar adults. Generally, CDIs are completed in written form, but in developing country settings parents may have insufficient literacy to complete them alone. We designed CDIs to assess language development in children aged 0;8 to 2;4 in two languages used in Coastal communities in Kenya. Measures of vocabulary, gestures, and grammatical constructions were developed using both interviews with parents from varying backgrounds, and vocabulary as well as grammatical constructions from recordings of children's spontaneous speech. The CDIs were then administered in interview format to over 300 families. Reliability and validity ranged from acceptable to excellent, supporting the use of CDIs when direct language testing is impractical, even when children have multiple caregivers and where respondents have low literacy levels
Developmental psychology · Gesture · Grammar · Language development · Linguistics · Literacy · Pedagogy · Psychometrics · Test validity · Vocabulary · Vocabulary development · Family and Disability Support Research · Language Development and Disorders · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 1,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |