Improving the Positive Predictive Value of Screening for Developmental Language Disorder

This study evaluated application of a revised criterion for the Language Development Survey, a parent-report screening measure designed to identify young children with language delays. The revised criterion generated fewer false positives, improved specificity, and improved positive predictive value...

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Published in:	Journal of speech, language, and hearing research language, and hearing research, 2000-08, Vol.43 (4), p.821-833
Main Authors:	Klee, Thomas, Pearce, Kim, Carson, David K
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Biological and medical sciences Child clinical studies Child development Child, Preschool Children & youth Delayed Speech Disability Identification Double-Blind Method Early Childhood Education Early Identification Female Humans Improvements Infants Language acquisition Language and communication disorders Language Development Disorders - diagnosis Language Development Disorders - epidemiology Language Development Survey Language Impairments Language Tests - standards Male Mass Screening Medical sciences Otitis Media - epidemiology Parents Predictive Value of Tests Program Evaluation Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Questionnaires Screening Screening Tests Severity of Illness Index Specific language impairment Surveys and Questionnaires Test Interpretation
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Summary:	This study evaluated application of a revised criterion for the Language Development Survey, a parent-report screening measure designed to identify young children with language delays. The revised criterion generated fewer false positives, improved specificity, and improved positive predictive value while maintaining the high sensitivity and high negative predictive value of the original criterion. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)
ISSN:	1092-4388 1558-9102