Direct administration |
Difficulties in translation | Refers to self, using 'me' or 'I' (can ask parents) | ‘In some languages, pronouns are not used, because the person is indicated by the form of the verb.’ |
Requires major adaptation to context | wave bye-bye | ‘Might need to be changed slightly if waving not common in all cultures.’ |
Difficulties in administration. | Moves from lying to sitting pushing up with hands. | ‘Difficult to evoke this behaviour on command.’ |
Difficulties in obtaining materials. | Look for yarn. | ‘Would want to replace yarn with something else.’ |
Other concerns | Imitates a two-word utterance. | ‘May be hard to administer to very shy children.’ |
Caregiver report |
Difficulties in translation | makes sentences that are three or four words long. | ‘May need to be adapted in contexts that include verb conjugation that would span 3–4 words in English.’ |
Requires major adaptation to context | When you ask, ‘What is your name?’ does your child say both her first and last names? | ‘Some cultures use multiple names, so we would need to specify which names would be acceptable responses.’ |
Caregivers not know this about their child. | Can the child unscrew the lid from a bottle or jar? | ‘May not have observed or identified this specific behaviour. Might be better as direct assessment.’ |
Other Concerns | Does your child put objects or hands to his/her mouth? | ‘Had problems with this question in certain settings - mothers said ‘no’ because they thought that it was unhygienic.’ |