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Alejandra Auza Benavides1, Maria Kapantzoglou2, Chiharu Murata3
1Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González, Instituto Mexicano para la Atención del Desarrollo del Niño (IMAD), Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
|March 20, 2018
Summary
This study found that two grammatical tasks effectively identify Spanish-speaking children aged 4-6 at risk for language impairments. These tasks show high accuracy in detecting specific language impairment with grammatical deficits.
Area of Science:
- Linguistics
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Developmental Psychology
Background:
- Specific language impairment (SLI) affects language development in children.
- Early identification of SLI is crucial for timely intervention.
- Screening tools for monolingual Spanish-speaking children are needed.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the concurrent validity of two grammatical tasks from the Tamiz de Problemas de Lenguaje screener.
- To determine the effectiveness of these tasks in identifying Spanish-speaking children at risk for specific language impairment with grammatical deficits.
Main Methods:
- A sample of 770 monolingual Spanish-speaking children aged 4-6 from Mexico participated.
- Concurrent validity was assessed using logistic regression and ROC curve analyses.
- Specific language impairment with grammatical deficits was the criterion measure.
Main Results:
- Sensitivity estimates for the tasks ranged from .90 to .94.
- Specificity estimates ranged from .83 to .92.
- Likelihood ratios indicated moderate to large classification accuracy.
Conclusions:
- The two grammatical tasks demonstrate strong validity for screening.
- These tasks are suitable for identifying at-risk children aged 4-6.
- The screener aids in early detection of grammatical deficits in Spanish-speaking populations.
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