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The Spanish version of the Language Use Inventory (LUI-Spanish) is a reliable tool for assessing pragmatic language skills in young children. It shows strong psychometric properties and developmental sensitivity for toddlers and preschoolers.

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Area of Science:

  • Child Development
  • Linguistics
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • The Language Use Inventory (LUI) is a parent-report questionnaire for assessing pragmatic language in children aged 18-47 months.
  • Pragmatic language skills are crucial for effective social communication.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To translate the LUI from English to Spanish.
  • To evaluate the reliability, validity, and developmental sensitivity of the Spanish version (LUI-Spanish).

Main Methods:

  • The LUI was translated into Spanish.
  • 236 typically developing children's parents completed the LUI-Spanish.
  • Test-retest reliability was assessed with 107 participants within 2 weeks.

Main Results:

  • LUI-Spanish demonstrated strong internal consistency and test-retest reliability.
  • The tool showed good developmental sensitivity, with age-related changes in gesture and sentence communication scores.
  • No significant gender differences were observed.

Conclusions:

  • The LUI-Spanish is a psychometrically sound instrument for evaluating pragmatic language skills in Spanish-speaking toddlers and preschoolers.
  • This validated tool supports the assessment of early communication development in diverse populations.