Table 1.
Percentage of Families of the Children With Typical Language Development (TLD) And Language Impairment (LI) In Each Category Of Educational Level, Eligibility To Lunch Program, And Dialect Spoken.
| Characteristic | TDL n = 40 |
LI n = 18 |
|---|---|---|
| Age in years | ||
| Education level in the home | ||
| Primary and Some Secondary | 17.1% | 23.5% |
| High School Grad | 40.0% | 58.8% |
| Some College and College Grad | 42.9% | 17.6% |
| Eligibility to Lunch Program | ||
| Free & Reduced | 49% | 80% |
| Regular | 51% | 20% |
| Regional Dialect | ||
| Mexican Spanish | 100% | 100% |
| American English | 100% | 100% |
Note: 7 TDL & 3 LI have incomplete questionnaires