title: The usability of a Norwegian adaptation of the Children's Communication Checklist Second Edition (CCC-2) in differentiating between language impaired and non-language impaired 6- to 12-year-olds.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to evaluate if the Norwegian adaptation of the Children's Communication Checklist-2 (CCC-2) differentiates between a language impaired and a non-language impaired population and to make a first evaluation of the psychometric qualities of the questionnaire on a Norwegian sample. A total of 153 children aged 6-12 years participated in the study (45 language impaired and 108 non-language impaired). The Norwegian adaptation of the CCC-2 distinguished language impaired from non-language impaired children and thus seems to provide a useful screening tool for communication impairments in Norwegian children. The reliability of the CCC-2 appeared to be reasonable with internal consistency values ranging from 0.73 to 0.89.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medicine, Stord Hospital, Helse Fonna HF, Stord, Norway. whelland@haugnett.no
authors.forename: Wenche Andersen
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Helland
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Biringer
authors.forename: Turid
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Helland
authors.forename: Mikael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heimann
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D007807:Language Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway; D015203:Reproducibility of Results