Abstract
Communication Screening Stamps were developed to be “stamped” in the child's medical chart and administered by a nurse or pediatrician. The STAMPS consists of 5 to 7 items to be administered or queried at each of 9 chronologic age intervals coinciding with pediatric immunization schedules from 2-24 months.
In contrast to the ELM, a marketed screening instrument for children 0-36 months of age, the STAMP is less time-consuming to administer and less complex to score. Results of data analysis for a sample of 236 children revealed that the STAMPS yield high sensitivity and specificity in relation to the ELM (93% and 91% respectively). When both screening instruments were used with populations at high risk for communication deviance (N=33), the STAMPS showed increased sensitivity over the ELM (100% vs. 83%) in relation to the presence of communication deviance (as revealed thorugh formal speech/language assessment). Specificity for the STAMPS (80%) in high-risk populations was based on a small number of children who either passed or failed the STAMPS and passed the follow-up speech-language assessment. Interjudge reliability computed for the STAMPS for three judges over six trials was 100%. Results of ongoing studies specificity with children of varied handicapping conditions will be reported.
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Laney, M., Goldberg, E. COMMUNICATION SCREENING OF PEDIATRIC POPULATIONS. Pediatr Res 21 (Suppl 4), 284 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198704010-00703
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198704010-00703