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• Καρούσου, Αλεξάνδρα
• Πετρογιάννης, Κωνσταντίνος

Η πρώιμη εκτίμηση της επικοινωνιακής και γλωσσικής ανάπτυξης των παιδιών με στόχο τον έγκαιρο εντοπισμό και την πρόληψη τυχόν καθυστέρησης ή διαταραχών αποτελεί σημαντική ανάγκη της κλινικής και εκπαιδευτικής πρακτικής. Στόχος της παρούσας εργασίας είναι η πιλοτική διερεύνηση βασικών ψυχομετρικών ιδιοτήτων του Τεστ Επικοινωνιακής Ανάπτυξης (ΤΕΑ), ενός νέου ερωτηματολογίου γονέων για την πρώιμη εκτίμηση του επικοινωνιακού/γλωσσικού επιπέδου παιδιών ηλικίας 8 έως 30 μηνών, το οποίο αναπτύχθηκε και βρίσκεται υπό στάθμιση στη χώρα μας. Παρουσιάζονται οι κλίμακες και υποκλίμακες του ΤΕΑ, καθώς και η μεθοδολογία που ακολουθήθηκε για την ανάπτυξή τους και τη διερεύνηση της εγκυρότητάς τους. Επίσης, παρατίθενται στοιχεία για τους τομείς επικοινωνιακής/γλωσσικής ανάπτυξης που καλύπτει το ΤΕΑ: προλεκτική επικοινωνία, κατανόηση της γλώσσας, εκφραστικό λεξιλόγιο, μορφολογία και σύνταξη. Mε βάση πιλοτικά δεδομένα που αφορούσαν ένα δείγμα 354 παιδιών, διερευνάται η ευαισθησία των ερωτήσεων (αναπτυξιακών δεικτών) που περιλαμβάνει το ΤΕΑ, η αξιοπιστία εσωτερικής συνοχής, καθώς και η συγκλίνουσα και αποκλίνουσα εγκυρότητα για καθεμία από τις κλίμακες και υποκλίμακές του. Τα πρώτα ευρήματα στο σύνολό τους προσφέρουν σημαντικές ενδείξεις για την λειτουργικότητα του νέου αυτού ψυχομετρικού εργαλείου ως μέσου για την πρώιμη εκτίμηση του επικοινωνιακού/γλωσσικού επιπέδου μικρών παιδιών.

• Educational sciences

• Εκπαίδευση

Ε̟ικοινωνιακή και γλωσσική ανά̟τυξη, ερωτηματολόγια γονέων, ̟ρώιμη διερεύνηση / εκτίμηση, βρεφική και νη̟ιακή ηλικία, ελληνική γλώσσα, ̟ρολεκτική ε̟ικοινωνία, λεξιλόγιο, μορφολογία, σύνταξη, Communicative and linguistic development, parent reports, early screening, Greek language, preverbal communication, vocabulary, morphology, syntax

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