ES.4: Parent and teacher reported communication outcomes at 36 months of age and kindergarten for former EI participants
| Outcome | Percent | SE | N |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent report: 36 months of age | |||
| Communicates needs as well as other children | 41.7 | 1.39 | 2,670 |
| When child talks to other people she/he doesn't know well, she/he is very easy to understand | 18.8 | 1.29 | 2,644 |
| All age-expected communication milestones mastered | 29.0 | 0.99 | 2,651 |
| Parent report: kindergarten | |||
| Communicates needs as well as other children | 59.9 | 1.49 | 2,280 |
| When child talks to other people she/he doesn't know well, she/he is very easy to understand | 39.7 | 1.10 | 2,165 |
| All age-expected communication milestones mastered | 36.9 | 2.02 | 2,095 |
| Understands verbal and nonverbal communication as well as other children | 63.0 | 1.37 | 2,275 |
| Teacher report: kindergarten | |||
| Understands others as expected for age | 59.7 | 0.86 | 1,539 |
| Communicates with others as expected for age | 50.0 | 1.28 | 1,549 |
| Exhibit reads: When former early intervention participants were 36 months of age, parents of 41.7 percent reported that the children communicated their needs as well as other children their age. | |||
| NOTE: Data are weighted to be nationally representative. Cohort began to receive early intervention services between September 1997 and November 1998. | |||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study (NEILS), parent interviews and kindergarten teacher survey (public use dataset), 2007. | |||