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

Autor/inn/en	Morgan, Paul L.; Hammer, Carol Scheffner; Farkas, Geroge; Hillemeier, Marianne M.; Maczuga, Steve; Cook, Michael; Morano, Stephanie
Titel	Who Receives Speech/Language Services by 5 Years of Age in the United States?
Quelle	25 (2016) 2, S.183-199 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Young Children; Speech Language Pathology; Intervention; Delayed Speech; Minority Group Children; Racial Bias; Whites; Regression (Statistics); Expressive Language; Vocabulary Development; Program Effectiveness; Correlation; Access to Education; Low Income Groups; Socioeconomic Influences; English Language Learners; Body Weight; Infants; At Risk Persons; Longitudinal Studies; Surveys; Parents; Interviews; Measures (Individuals); Language Skills; Receptive Language; Reading Achievement; Birth; Parent Role; Background; Health; Child Care; Statistical Analysis; Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey; MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Frühe Kindheit; Sprachverzögerung; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; White; Weißer; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Wortschatzarbeit; Korrelation; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Körpergewicht; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Risikogruppe; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Eltern; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Messdaten; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Rezeptive Kommunikationsfähigkeit; Leseleistung; Geburt; Parental role; Elternrolle; Hintergrundinformation; Gesundheit; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	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 dataset 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. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01