Table 1.
Mean item scores on language and motor scales for preschool children in Zanzibar
| Scale | Mean |
|---|---|
| Language* | |
| The child can say one word | 0.9176 |
| When the child's holding something and I ask them to give it to me they do | 0.8764 |
| The child points and makes some sounds when they want something | 0.8379 |
| The child can say three words | 0.7843 |
| If I ask the child, they can point to a dog | 0.7775 |
| If I ask the child, they can point to a person that is walking | 0.6484 |
| The child can say six words | 0.6429 |
| The child uses the words I, me, and you | 0.6264 |
| The child is constantly asking the names of objects | 0.5467 |
| The child asks a lot of questions beginning “What,” “Where,” and “Who” | 0.5220 |
| The child can say many words (20 or more) | 0.4918 |
| The child uses plurals when they speak | 0.4657 |
| The child can tell people their full name | 0.4437 |
| The child can tell me what a knife is for | 0.4368 |
| The child asks the meanings of words | 0.3544 |
| The child can talk about things that happened in the past | 0.3516 |
| The child knows a few rhymes‡ | 0.3063 |
| The child can tell me the opposite of the word “big” | 0.1360 |
| Motor development† | |
| The child can crawl | 0.9835 |
| The child can walk when both hands are held | 0.9325 |
| The child can walk with only one hand held | 0.9008 |
| The child can stand for a moment on their own | 0.8452 |
| The child can stand on their own for a long time | 0.8056 |
| The child walks and then collapses down | 0.7460 |
| The child can run | 0.7063 |
| The child can bend down and straighten up again without falling | 0.6984 |
| The child can walk up steps | 0.6905 |
| The child can throw a ball overhand | 0.6865 |
| The child can walk up and down steps | 0.6845 |
| The child can kick a ball forward | 0.6310 |
| The child can walk forward along a straight line (10 paces)‡ | 0.5635 |
| The child jumps with both feet | 0.5020 |
| The child can stand on one foot for several seconds‡ | 0.4444 |
| The child can walk backward along a straight line (10 paces)‡ | 0.4187 |
| The child can walk on tiptoe | 0.3968 |
| The child can sit up without using their hands‡ | 0.2639 |
| The child can skip using alternate legs‡ | 0.2321 |
| The child can hop 20 times on one leg‡ | 0.1885 |
*
Number of items=18, Kohnbach's α=0.9482, age 12-48 months.
†
Number of items=20, Kohnbach's α=0.9492, age 12-36 months.
‡
Action was demonstrated to observer.