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. 2022 Dec 1;65(12):4652–4666. doi: 10.1044/2022_JSLHR-22-00182

Table 3.

Descriptive statistics for all Validation of the Vanderbilt Responses to Your Child's Speech items.

Item Label Mean SD Min Max Median
1 Slow down your speech. 2.10 1.07 0.00 4.00 2.00
2 Become tense when your child was speaking. 1.34 1.06 0.00 4.00 1.00
3 Fill in words for your child. 2.58 0.97 0.00 4.00 3.00
4 Talk for your child. 1.43 1.22 0.00 4.00 1.00
5 Say your child's words for him/her. 1.09 0.89 0.00 4.00 1.00
6 Ask your child to think about what he/she is going to say. 1.53 1.23 0.00 4.00 2.00
7 Ask your child to take a deep breath before speaking. 1.33 1.27 0.00 4.00 1.00
8 Finish what your child was saying. 1.29 0.92 0.00 4.00 1.00
9 Pause before responding to your child. 1.99 1.00 0.00 4.00 2.00
10 Remain relaxed when your child was speaking. 3.06 0.79 0.00 4.00 3.00
11 Let your child lead the conversation. 2.95 0.66 1.00 4.00 3.00
12 Ask your child to slow down while talking. 1.93 1.38 0.00 4.00 2.00
13 Use simpler language when your child was talking. 2.02 1.01 0.00 4.00 2.00
14 Ask simple questions. 2.43 0.93 0.00 4.00 2.00
15 Worry about your child's talking. 2.59 1.08 0.00 4.00 3.00
16 Wait for your child to finish talking before you spoke. 3.21 0.69 0.00 4.00 3.00
17 Praise what your child said. 2.96 0.88 0.00 4.00 3.00
18 Tell your child to relax. 1.76 1.31 0.00 4.00 2.00

Note. Values reflect nonreverse scoring (i.e., for all items, 0 = never, 4 = always). Min = minimum; Max = maximum.