In Infants' Hands: Identification of Preverbal Infants at Risk for Primary Language Delay

Autor/inn/en	Lüke, Carina; Grimminger, Angela; Rohlfing, Katharina J.; Liszkowski, Ulf; Ritterfeld, Ute
Titel	In Infants' Hands: Identification of Preverbal Infants at Risk for Primary Language Delay
Quelle	In: Child Development, 88 (2017) 2, S.484-492 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/cdev.12610
Schlagwörter	Infants; Identification; Language Impairments; Developmental Delays; Nonverbal Communication; Predictive Validity; Language Skills; At Risk Persons; Longitudinal Studies; Experiments; Language Tests; Scores; Coding; Regression (Statistics); Foreign Countries; Screening Tests; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Entwicklungsverzögerung; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Risikogruppe; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Erprobung; Language test; Sprachtest; Codierung; Programmierung; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Ausland; Screening-Verfahren; Deutschland
Abstract	Early identification of primary language delay is crucial to implement effective prevention programs. Available screening instruments are based on parents' reports and have only insufficient predictive validity. This study employed observational measures of preverbal infants' gestural communication to test its predictive validity for identifying later language delays. Pointing behavior of fifty-nine 12-month-old infants was analyzed and related to their language skills 1 year later. Results confirm predictive validity of preverbal communication for language skills with the hand shape of pointing being superior compared to the underlying motives for pointing (imperative vs. declarative). Twelve-month-olds who pointed only with their open hand but never with their index finger were at risk for primary language delay at 2 years of age. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01