TABLE 1.

Demographic data and results on the screening tests in typically developing children and children with DLD

	TD mean (SD)	DLD mean (SD)	difference
Age	74 mo (6 mo)	74 mo (6 mo)	t(16) = 1.201, n.s.
IQ (Raven)	104 (10)	102 y (9)	t(16) = .890, n.s.
Parental education	14 y (1.8 y)	12 y (1.6 y)	t(16) = 3.267 p = 0.005
PPVT	82 (17)	63 (8)	t(16) = 4.258 p = 0.001
TROG	65 (4)	50 (11)	t(16) = 6.520 p < 0.001
Sentence repetition	30 (9)	20 (9)	t(16) = 3.154 p = 0.006
Non‐word repetition	4.7 (0.9)	2.8 (1.2)	t(16) = 5.343 p < 0.001

Abbreviations: PPVT, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, TROG, Test for Reception of Grammar, DLD, Developmental Language Disorder.