TABLE IV.
Comparison of High Language (n=2) and Low Language (n=3) Group Performance at Baseline and at 24 Weeks Treatment by Language Measure*
| High language | Low language | Average score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| and (range) for | Change from | |||||||
| Test | Baseline | Treatment | Difference | Baseline | Treatment | Difference | 5-year-olds | 5 to 6 years |
| CELF-R expressive subtests | ||||||||
| Formulating Sentences | 18.0 | 25.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 23–27 (9 to 38) | 13 points |
| Recalling Sentences | 22.0 | 26.5 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 43–46 (32 to 58) | 6.5 points |
| Sentence Assembly | 1.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 (0 to 3) | 3.5 points |
| CELF-R receptive subtests | ||||||||
| Oral Directions | 6.5 | 3.5 | −3.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 6–7 (3 to 13) | 5 points |
| Word Classes | 2.5 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 7–8 (2 to 14) | 13.5 points |
| Semantic Relationships | 2.5 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.3 | −1.0 | 3 (0 to 9) | 6.5 points |
*
Baseline and treatment values are group average raw score performance. Indexes of clinical significance, i.e., average performance and the range in raw scores for 5-year-olds and the average improvement in raw score performance as children age from 5 to 6 years old, are provided.