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Riitta Valtonen
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How does early developmental assessment predict academic and attentional-behavioural skills at group and individual levels?
2009
The main aim of the study was to explore the ability of a brief developmental assessment to predict teacher-rated learning and attentional and behavioural skills in the first grade of school at both the group and individual levels. A sample of 394 children (181 males, 213 females) aged 4 years were followed to the age of 6 years, and 283 of the children (145 males, 138 females; mean age 7 y 11 mo) were followed further to the first grade (age 7 y) at school. The children were administered a brief but comprehensive developmental assessment (Lene - a neurodevelopmental screening method) at their local child health-care centres at ages 4 and 6 years. In the first grade, teachers completed a de…
Co-occurrence of developmental delays in a screening study of 4-year-old Finnish children
2004
The aim of this population study was to examine the severity and prevalence of co-occurring developmental delays in 4-year-old children, the rate of overlapping problems, and sex differences. A sample of 434 children (196 males, 238 females; mean age 4 years 3 months, SD 1 month) were administered the 'Lene' test: a comprehensive neurodevelopmental screening test. Results suggest that co-occurrence of attention-behavioural, motor-perceptual, and language delays occurring in school-aged children could already be detected at the age of 4 years. Isolated delays were usually mild, but co-occurring difficulties were mostly moderate or severe. Overlap between developmental delays depended on the …
Kehityksen ja oppimisen ongelmien varhainen tunnistaminen Lene-arvioinnin avulla : kehityksen ongelmien päällekkäisyys ja jatkuvuus 4-6-vuotiailla se…
2009
Riitta Valtonen selvitti tutkimuksessaan, miten Lene-arviointimenetelmä toimii kehityksen ongelmien varhaisessa tunnistamisessa ja miten hyvin menetelmän avulla voidaan ennakoida koulun alkuvaiheessa esiin tulevia oppimisen ongelmia.Lene eli Leikki-ikäisen lapsen neurologinen arvio on Suomessa laajasti käytössä neuvolan määräaikaistarkastuksissa. Pohjois-Karjalan neuvoloissa seurattiin noin neljääsataa lasta Lene-arviota käyttäen 4-vuotiaasta 6-vuotiaaseen ja edelleen ensimmäisen luokan kevääseen, jolloin opettajat arvioivat oppilaiden koulusuoriutumista laajalla kyselylomakkeella. Ensimmäisellä luokalla seurannassa oli mukana 283 lasta.Nelivuotiaan kokonaiskehitys ennakoi ryhmätasolla erit…