Table 2.

Reports of parental concern and services received for children with developmental language disorder (DLD) versus typical language skills (TL) and for subgroups divided according to oral language and word reading ability.

Parent survey responses	TL vs. DLD		Language/word reading ability subgroups
	TL n = 75	DLD n = 22	TL + good word reading n = 54	TL + poor word reading n = 16	DLD + good word reading n = 10	DLD + poor word reading n = 11
Percentage of parents reporting
Family history of language or reading disabilities	9	5	7	19	10	0
History of special services	16	41	15	25	30	55
Percentage of parents reporting concerns about
Understanding what you tell him or her at home	8	9	9	6	10	9
Understanding teachers at school	13	18	11	25	20	18
Expressing his or her thoughts when speaking	9	27	11	6	20	36
Saying words correctly	15	36	15	19	20	55
Reading individual words	15	27	7	44	10	45
Understanding what he or she reads	27	45	24	44	40	55
Spelling	15	23	9	38	20	27
Writing sentences or longer texts	24	41	22	38	50	36
Paying attention	32	41	37	25	40	45
No. of reported concerns (max = 9), M (SD)	1.57 (1.24)	2.68 (1.54)	1.46 (1.16)	2.44 (1.54)	2.30 (1.20)	3.27 (1.70)