In:
Exceptional Children, SAGE Publications, Vol. 46, No. 1 ( 1979-09), p. 8-13
Abstract:
The ability of the Minnesota Child Development Inventory (MCDI) to identify developmental strengths and weaknesses was investigated with 60 nursery school children and 62 Head Start children. As expected, the MCDI identified more problems in the high risk Head Start group and, for five of the eight developmental areas, significantly predicted subsequent Head Start teacher evaluations of each child. Also, modifying the MCDI cutoff score reduced substantially the false negatives. Thus, the MCDI was found to show some promise as a useful developmental screening instrument for lower socioeconomic, preschool age children. Implications for remedial planning are addressed.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0014-4029
,
2163-5560
DOI:
10.1177/001440297904600103
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
1979
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2066308-0
SSG:
5,2
SSG:
5,3
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