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APPENDIX B Letters to principal/teacher for testing permission, explaining the purpose of the study Dear principal/teacher The University of Port Elizabeth is currently conducting a research project which involves revising the Hearing and Speech Scale of the Griffiths Scales of Mental Development (GSMD) (Extended Scale). The extended GSMD involves testing children from 2 years to 7 years 11 months of age across six developmental domains. The Hearing and Speech Scale are one of the measured domains. Recent research conducted regarding the current use of the GSMD indicates that the users find a section of the Hearing and Speech Scale to be culturally-biased and out-dated. The aim of this research study therefore, is to revise the culturally-biased section of the Scale in order to make it more culturally neutral and contemporary for the children of South Africa. In order to obtain a fairly representative sample of children between the 5 years and 6 years of age we hope to test as many children as possible. The testing will take place during school hours (as part of the school readiness assessment) and no fee is involved. In order to make this research project possible, your assistance in distributing a biographical questionnaire, together with a cover letter and consent form, which has to be completed by parents and returned to your school as soon as possible, is required. Although the information and test results will be utilized for research purposes, all information given will be treated as strictly confidential. Your assistance and co-operation in this study will be greatly appreciated. Thank you Yours sincerely, (Ms) Nicole Kotras INTERN PSYCHOLOGIST 123
APPENDIX C Letter to parents for their permission to test their children Dear parents date Griffiths Scales of Mental Development Research The University of Port Elizabeth is currently conducting a research project which involves revising the Hearing and Speech Scale of the Griffiths Scales of Mental Development (GSMD) (Extended Scale). A Scale which assesses mental development in children from the age range 2 to 7 years 11 months, across six developmental domains. The creche, pre-school or school which your child attends has agreed to participate in this project. Provided that you are in agreement, I would like to administer the revised Hearing and Speech Scale pictures to your child. The test will be administered during school hours and no fee will be charged. In order to use the test results for research purposes, I need to obtain some background information on your child. Please complete the attached questionnaire and return it to the teacher as soon as possible. Although the information and test results will be utilized for research purposes, all information given will be treated as strictly confidential. Your assistance and co-operation in this study will be highly appreciated. Thank you Yours sincerely, (Ms) N. Kotras INTERN PSYCHOLOGIST Consent Form 124
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A REVISION OF A SECTION OF THE HEAR
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ii Page ACKNOWLED
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CHAPTER FOUR METHODOLOGY Problem fo
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LIST OF FIGURES vi Page Figure 1 Po
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Table 24 The responses given to the
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The major findings of the present s
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Die hoof bevindinge van die huidige
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Holt (1979) has comprehensively sum
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Figure 1 Population of South Africa
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of disabled people increases slowly
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second language or culture. Hamblet
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ange from birth to three years of a
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Africa cannot be separated from the
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14 Hence, this study was aimed at p
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highly verbal in nature which is li
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perceptual-performance, quantitativ
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acquisition of this complex ability
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assessment of young children in Sou
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Table 1 Griffiths (1960) scoring cr
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that the two scales produced signif
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28 (GQ) and in their performance on
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30 British counterparts with respec
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32 concluded that the Griffiths Sca
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34 languages are usually successful
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individual been assessed. Hence, wh
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Wilhelm Wundt, the founder of exper
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ecome evident. Questions include th
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Plays language games (pat-a-cake, p
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36-54 months. Grammar developmental
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understands, and, if the child appe
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48 the child's performance on each
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50 manipulate simple toys according
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children's verbal responses. The re
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CHAPTER FOUR METHODOLOGY PROBLEM FO
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Bailey (1987) lists several advanta
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espondents, many mailed questionnai
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he studied the 2 Griffiths manuals
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62 written responses of the complet
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Stage 5 The most frequently suggest
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66 The subjects in the present stud
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Table 6 Demographic data for Sample
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In the present study, parents were
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Page 121 and 122: BIBLIOGRAPHY Aldridge-Smith, J., Bi
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