Table 5.
Parent Report Form of Language Difficulties by ELD Group.
| Three words together in a phrase | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question | <2 years | 2–2.5 years | 2.5–3 years | >3 years | χ2 | p-value |
| 3. Difficulties expressing himself/herself, producing sentences or carrying out conversations a | 51/395b
(12.9%) |
40/171 (23.4%) |
23/63b
(36.5%) |
12/19b
(63.2%) |
χ2(3) = 47.4 | 2.92 × 10−10 |
| 4. Understands directions as well as other children her/his agec | 68/392 (17.3%) |
28/170 (16.5%) |
17/62 (27.4%) |
8/20 (40.0%) |
χ2(3) = 10.1 | .02 |
Note. ELD = early language delay; AR = adjusted residual.
a
Ratio reflects the parents who responded “yes”/total parent responses for a given ELD group. b Significantly contributed to the test (AR = −5.25, 3.60, 4.89, all p < .025, respectively). c Ratio reflects the parents who responded “no”/total.