2011 Volume 52 Issue 2 Pages 183-188
Two hundred thirty-one preschool children received language disorder screening in school medical examinations. Pre-screening by speech-language-hearing-therapists found 47 children were suspected to have language disorders, and medical examination by an otolaryngologist led to a diagnosis of language disorder in 31 children. Among children not suspected of having a language disorder during pre-screening, no language disorder was diagnosed. This finding suggests that screening by a speech-language-hearing-therapist before a medical examination is helpful for otolaryngologists to determine language-impaired preschool children. Fourteen language-impaired preschool children found during language disorder screening received a detailed examination, and all except one required language training. This finding suggests that language disorder screening performed properly gives unidentified language-impaired children the opportunity to receive language training.
