Most cited CAMH paper joint #5 of 25: Parental Report of Infant Language Skills: A Review of the Development and Application of the Communicative Development Inventories

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Posted on 7 February 2020

Tags: Assessment, Language and speech… Show all

Topics: Assessment, Language and speech
Populations: Infants
Publication Types: Expert guide, Journal article, Literature review

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To celebrate the Child and Adolescent Mental Health journal’s 25th anniversary, we have released the 25 top cited articles of all time*! All papers are freely available online for you to read.

Number 5 of 25 is a tie! Jointly in 5th is…

Parental Report of Infant Language Skills: A Review of the Development and Application of the Communicative Development Inventories
James Law, Penny Roy
First Published: 13 October 2008

Key Practitioner Message:

CDIs are one of the most commonly used research tools in the study of early language development
Despite their wide use there are concerns about their validity and reliability
Although they are versatile, efficient and valid, they should not be considered a panacea for child language assessment and particularly for predicting persistent language delay.

* as of December 2019