Predictive power of psychometric assessments to identify young learners in need of early intervention: Data from the Birth to Twenty Plus Cohort, South Africa

L Richter, M Mabaso, C Hsiao - South African Journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The use of psychometric assessments during early childhood to predict children's later
outcomes is vital for early intervention. This study evaluates the predictive power of eight …

Comparing two early child development assessment tools in rural Limpopo, South Africa

G Milbrath, C Constance, A Ogendi, J Plews-Ogan - BMC pediatrics, 2020 - Springer
Background Providing increased cognitive stimulation or learning opportunities to young
children significantly increases cognitive and social-emotional competence later in life. This …

[图书][B] Examining early child development in low-income countries: a toolkit for the assessment of children in the first five years of life

LCH Fernald, P Kariger, P Engle, A Raikes - 2009 - openknowledge.worldbank.org
The primary purpose of this toolkit is to provide a resource for researchers from various
disciplines interested in planning and evaluating programs or interventions aimed at …

The predictive value of universal preschool developmental assessment in identifying children with later educational difficulties: A systematic review

DG Cairney, A Kazmi, L Delahunty, L Marryat… - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Developmental delay affects substantial proportions of children. It can generally
be identified in the pre-school years and can impact on children's educational outcomes …

Development of a 12 month screener based on items from the Bayley II Scales of Infant Development for use in Low Middle Income countries

FJ Biasini, D De Jong, S Ryan, V Thorsten… - Early Human …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives The purpose of the current study was to adapt the Bayley Scales of Infant
Development II for use as a screening measure that could be used by health care …

Use of the Bayley scales of infant and toddler development, to assess developmental outcome in infants and young children in an urban setting in South Africa

DE Ballot, T Ramdin, D Rakotsoane… - International …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (III) is a tool developed
in a Western setting. Aim. To evaluate the development of a group of inner city children in …

A comparison of objective, standardised parent-administered questionnaires to that of subjective screening practices for the early detection of developmentaal delay in …

MLE Silva - 2010 - wiredspace.wits.ac.za
Background The early identification of developmental disorders facilitates early intervention,
improving childhood outcomes. Parent-administered questionnaires have been …

Usefulness of child development assessments for low-resource settings in francophone Africa

KG Koura, MJ Boivin, LL Davidson… - … of Developmental & …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Few tools are available to screen or assess infant's cognitive development,
especially in French-speaking Africa. This study evaluated the use of the French translation …

Getting through Grade 2: predicting children's early school achievement in rural South African schools

C Liddell, J Lycett, G Rae - International Journal of …, 1997 - journals.sagepub.com
Children in the second-grade classrooms of three rural schools (n 150) completed a variety
of psychometric and curriculum-based tests, and were rated by their teachers and parents …

Measuring early child development across low and middle-income countries: A systematic review

B Munoz-Chereau, L Ang, J Dockrell… - Journal of Early …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The Sustainable Development Goals mandate that by 2030, all children should have access
to quality early child development opportunities, healthcare and pre-primary education. Yet …