Children's Nonverbal Learning Disabilities Scale
| Children's Nonverbal Learning Disabilities Scale (C-NLD) | |
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| Purpose | screens for the symptoms of nonverbal learning disabilities in children |
The Children's Nonverbal Learning Disabilities Scale (C-NLD) is an assessment that screens for the symptoms for nonverbal learning disabilities in children, which can affect a child's visual spatial organization, motor abilities, and social interactions.[1] All questions in the assessment are categorized in three headings: motor skills, visual-spatial skills, and interpersonal skills.
The C-NLD is a 15 question measure intended to be filled out by the parent or guardian of the child. Each of the 15 questions are answered based on a four-option Likert scale, containing "Never/Rarely", "Sometimes", "Often/Always", and "I don't know" answer choices. The scale contains three sections; the first section is designed to assess motor skills consists of 4 questions, the second section is designed to assess visual-spatial skills consists of 7 questions, and the last section assesses interpersonal skills and consists of 4 questions.[2]
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Psychometric properties
Reliability
| Criterion | Rating | Explanation with references |
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| Norms | none available | psycinfo search "reliability" + "nonverbal learning disabilities scales" |
| Internal consistency | none available | psycinfo search "reliability" + "nonverbal learning disabilities scales" |
| Inter-rater reliability | none available | psycinfo search "reliability" + "nonverbal learning disabilities scales" |
| Test-retest reliability (stability) | none available | psycinfo search "reliability" + "nonverbal learning disabilities scales" |
| Repeatability | none available | psycinfo search "reliability" + "nonverbal learning disabilities scales" |
Validity
| Criterion | Rating | Explanation with references |
|---|---|---|
| Content validity | none available | psycinfo search "validity" + "nonverbal learning disabilities scales" |
| Construct validity (e.g., predictive, concurrent, convergent, and discriminant validity) | none available | psycinfo search "validity" + "nonverbal learning disabilities scales" |
| Discriminative validity | none available | psycinfo search "validity" + "nonverbal learning disabilities scales" |
| Validity generalization | none available | psycinfo search "validity" + "nonverbal learning disabilities scales" |
| Treatment sensitivity | none available | psycinfo search "validity" + "nonverbal learning disabilities scales" |
| Clinical utility | none available | psycinfo search "validity" + "nonverbal learning disabilities scales" |
Interpretation
C-NLD Scoring
Non-verbal learning disorder includes multiple specific symptoms characterized into three specific areas: neuropsychological deficits (deficits with perception, psychomotor coordination, memory, reasoning, and aspects of speech), academic deficits (mathematical reasoning, reading comprehension, and comprehension of written language) and social-emotional/adaptational deficits (social awareness and difficulties in social interactions).[2]
The C-NLD works as a primary screening measure, and referral to a neuropsychologist for further testing is advised if the parent C-NLD report indicates "sometimes" or "often" for over half of the items in each of the three sub-sections.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b Massachusetts General Hospital, School Psychiatry Program and MADI Resource Center (2010). Table of all screening tools and rating scales. Retrieved from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c Rourke, B. P. (1994). Neuropsychological Assessment of Children with Learning Disabilities: Measurement Issues. In G. Reid Lyons (ed.), Frames of Reference for the Assessment of Learning Disabilities: New Views on Measurement Issues. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brooks. ISBN 9781557661388
External links
GBI form