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The covariation between parental and expert evaluations of early language skills
Paavo H.t. LeppänenPiia Maria BjörnIrma Kakkurisubject
Social PsychologyConcordanceDyslexiaLanguage acquisitionmedicine.diseasePediatricsChild developmentBayley Scales of Infant DevelopmentVocabulary developmentEducational attainmentDevelopmental psychologyLanguage developmentDevelopmental and Educational Psychologymedicineta516Psychologyta515description
This study investigated the potential interrelationship between parental (maternal) and expert assessments of the expressive and receptive language skills of 12- to 18-month-old children. The language activities of 27 children were monitored by their mothers (MCDI scale: Lyytinen, 2000. Varhaisen kommunikaation ja kielen kehityksen arviointimenetelma. Jyvaskylan yliopiston lapsitutkimuskeskus ja Niilo Maki Instituutti. Jyvaskyla: Yliopistopaino. [An assessment tool for early communication and language development] Jyvaskyla: University Press) and trained researchers (Bayley Scales III: Bayley, 2006. Bayley III Scales of Infant Development. Administration Manual. San Antonio, TX: Psychological Corporation). First and foremost, the results showed that parental and expert assessments of different aspects of child development were in accord, even after controlling for the child's age. Covariance modelling confirmed the strong concordance between maternal and expert assessment of both aspects of early language...
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-26 | Early Child Development and Care |