Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B): Psychometric Report for the 2-Year Data Collection: Methodology Report

Andreassen, Carol; Fletcher, Philip

doi:10.1037/e661962007-001

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“…Expressive Vocabulary Delays, 24 Months NCES field staff administered a modified version of the MacArthur-Communicative Development Inventory (M-CDI; Fenson et al, 1993; for additional information on the M-CDI's modifications, please see Andreassen, Fletcher, & Park, 2007) at the 24-month survey wave to assess children's knowledge of 50 common words and phrases. Modifications to the M-CDI (which originally included a word list of 400 words) were made so that it could be administered to the ECLS-B's very large sample (Andreassen et al, 2007;Narajarian, Snow, Lennon, & Kinsey, 2010).…”

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“…Modifications to the M-CDI (which originally included a word list of 400 words) were made so that it could be administered to the ECLS-B's very large sample (Andreassen et al, 2007;Narajarian, Snow, Lennon, & Kinsey, 2010). These modifications were overseen by one of the measure's original designers (i.e., Philip Dale), who supplied the 50 words assessed during the 24-month survey wave (Andreassen et al, 2007). For each of the 50 words, staff asked parents, "Can the child say [i.e., cat, thank you, all gone]?"…”

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“…Positive regard ratings reflected the degree to which parents attentively watched and listened to their children and looked into their children's faces when talking to them or praising them. These rating scales displayed high mean interrater reliability (i.e., sensitivity = 97%; cognitive stimulation = 93%; positive regard = 94%; Andreassen et al, 2007;Najarian et al, 2010). …”

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Who Receives Speech/Language Services by 5 Years of Age in the United States?

Morgan

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Farkas

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Am J Speech Lang Pathol

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Purpose: We sought to identify factors predictive of or associated with receipt of speech/language services during early childhood. We did so by analyzing data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort (ECLS-B; Andreassen & Fletcher, 2005), a nationally representative data set maintained by the U.S. Department of Education. We addressed two research questions of particular importance to speech-language pathology practice and policy. First, do early vocabulary delays increase children's likelihood of receiving speech/language services? Second, are minority children systematically less likely to receive these services than otherwise similar White children? Method: Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed for a population-based sample of 9,600 children and families participating in the ECLS-B.Results: Expressive vocabulary delays by 24 months of age were strongly associated with and predictive of children's receipt of speech/language services at 24, 48, and 60 months of age (adjusted odds ratio range = 4.32-16.60). Black children were less likely to receive speech/language services than otherwise similar White children at 24, 48, and 60 months of age (adjusted odds ratio range = 0.42-0.55). Lower socioeconomic status children and those whose parental primary language was other than English were also less likely to receive services. Being born with very low birth weight also significantly increased children's receipt of services at 24, 48, and 60 months of age. Conclusion: Expressive vocabulary delays at 24 months of age increase children's risk for later speech/language services. Increased use of culturally and linguistically sensitive practices may help racial/ethnic minority children access needed services.

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“…Although some changes may be due to measurement error, especially leading to misclassification of borderline cases, the BSF-R has been reported to have high reliability. 24 Hence most of the changes, especially among children with newly developed CD, are likely real, highlighting an important period for interventions 0.53 (0.01)*** ***P # .0001; **P # .01; *P # .05. a Child behavior was measured by the ITSC (ages 9 and 24 mo) and the Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scales-2nd Edition (ages 4 and 5). Scores were summed and standardized to population; mean = 10, SD = 1.…”

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“…Item Response Theory reliability coefficients for the BSF-R mental scale were 0.81 and 0.88, respectively, at 9 and 24 months. 24 NCES converted raw scores to age-normed T-scores (mean = 50; SD = 10) by standardizing them relative to the weighted ECLS-B sample. For these scores, the age at administration for preterm children was recorded as chronological age adjusted for weeks preterm.…”

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Cognitive Delay and Behavior Problems Prior to School Age

2014

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Children with cognitive delay have been shown to have more behavior problems than typically developing children; however, few studies have investigated this relationship over time or among very young children. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:Our findings provide some of the first national, prospective evidence that having a cognitive delay may place children at risk for developing and maintaining behavior problems before school age. Early identification and intervention may improve outcomes for these children. abstract OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between cognitive delay (CD) and behavior problems between ages 9 months and 5 years, while adjusting for covariates related to CD. METHODS: Data were from 4 waves of the Early Childhood LongitudinalStudy, Birth Cohort (n = 8000). Children were classified as typically developing (TD) or as having resolved, newly developed, or persistent CD between 9 and 24 months, based on scores from the Bayley Short Form-Research Edition below or above the 10th percentile. Child behavior was measured by using the Infant/Toddler Symptom Checklist (ages 9 and 24 months) and the Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scales (ages 4 and 5 years); children in the top 10th percentile were considered to have a behavior problem. Hierarchical linear modeling estimated the effect of CD status on children' s behavioral trajectories, adjusted for confounders.RESULTS: CD resolved for 80.3% of children between 9 and 24 months. Behavior problems at 24 months were detected in 19.3%, 21.8%, and 35.5% of children with resolved, newly developed, and persistent CD, respectively, versus 13.0% of TD children. Behavior problems increased among children with CD over time, and more so among children with persistent CD. By age 5, children with persistent CD had behavior scores moderately (0.59 SD) higher than TD children.CONCLUSIONS: Behavior problems among children with CD are slightly higher at 9 months, clearly evident by 24 months, and increase as children move toward school age. Efforts to promote the earliest identification, evaluation, and service referral may be necessary to improve outcomes for these children. Pediatrics 2014;134:e749-e757 AUTHORS:

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