Language evaluation protocol for children aged 2 months to 23 months: analysis of sensitivity and specificity / Protocolo de avaliação da linguagem de crianças na faixa etária de 2 meses a 23 meses: análise de sensibilidade e especificidade
The results of the study revealed that one-third of the assessed children have a risk of language impairment in the first two years of life. The analysis of BOF showed high sensitivity (>90%) in all categories and in all age groups; however, the chance of false-positive results was higher than 20% in the majority of aspects evaluated. It was possible to establish the cutoff points for all categories and age groups with good correlation between sensitivity and specificity, except for the age group of 2 to 6 months.
Conclusion:
This study provides important contributions to the discussion on the evaluation of the language development of children younger than 2 years. .