Use of the Token Test for Children to identify language deficits in preschool age children

The Token Test for Children (TT) was administered to 97 children aged 3-6 yrs enrolled in pre-school programs, together with the Memphis Comprehensive Developmental Scale (MCDS). The 2 tests covaried closely, particularly in the MCDS "Language" and "Cognitive" subtests. Of the 97 Ss, teachers identified 31 as having "special needs". The TT identified such children better than the best of the MCDS subtests ("Language"), but the teachers did poorly in identifying children shown to have language difficulties. In addition to its economical use as a language screening device, the TT might well become part of a standard pre-school admission test battery.