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The concept and practice of second‐level screening
Author(s) -
Teska James A.,
Stoneburner Robert L.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(198004)17:2<192::aid-pits2310170210>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - psychology , screening test , head start , test (biology) , scale (ratio) , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , family medicine , medicine , paleontology , physics , quantum mechanics , biology
The purpose of the study was to substantiate the premise that second‐level screening of preschool children failing the Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) is an effective, personnel‐ and cost‐efficient procedure for identifying preschool handicapped children. The sample included 280 subjects, age three to five, enrolled in a Head Start program in Southern Illinois. The DDST was administered to these subjects by staff members of the Head Start Center. Children who failed the DDST received a second‐level screening to determine whether a full‐scale psychological evaluation was in order. Results demonstrate that the second‐level screening procedure is an effective method for ferreting out children in need of full‐scale psychological evaluation to determine area(s) of handicapping condition and generation of appropriate services.