AnOmilo-4 (Greek version of the French ERTL-4 [3rd edition, 1998])

Purpose of the Questionnaire

The purpose of this questionnaire is to identify speech and language disorders in children aged between 3.9 and 4.6 years.

Questionnaire Analysis

This tool was developed by Vlassopoulou et al., while the first French edition was published in 1999. It aims to detect sensory, perceptual, and memory deficits, as well as possible phonological and linguistic impairments. The administration duration is five minutes, followed by a debriefing with parents and teachers about the results.

Scoring and Statistical Analysis

After scoring each test, the results are compiled on a scoring sheet to produce a general profile concerning the child’s speech. The four possible profiles range from normal speech and language development to difficulties in speech fluency, such as stuttering.

Questionnaire Validity

A very satisfactory level of concurrent validity was found for the two key indices: sensitivity and specificity, with percentages of 77.4% and 87.7% respectively.

Questionnaire Reliability

The tool demonstrated high reliability in both instances it was tested.

References

Greek References

Kati, D. (1992). Language and communication in children. Athens: Odysseas.
Roussou, A. (2002). Issues of psychometrics in clinical practice and research. Hellenic Letters Publishing.

International References

Alla, F., Guillemin, F., Colombo, M. C., Roy, B., & Maeder, C. (1998). Diagnostic value of ERTL4: a screening test for language disorders in 4-year-old children. Archives de pédiatrie, 5(10), 1082–1088.
Colombo, M. C., Roy, B., Maeder, C., & Alla, F. (1996). Validation of ERTL4: study on a sample of 330 children in nursery schools (screening test for language disorders during the four-year medical check-up). Le pédiatre, 32(153), 56–61.
Stephany, U., & Slobin, D. I. (1995). The acquisition of Greek. In The crosslinguistic study of language acquisition, 4, 183–333.
Westerlund, M., & Sundelin, C. (2000). Screening for developmental language disability in 3-year-old children. Experiences from a field study in a Swedish municipality. Child: Care, Health and Development, 26(2), 91–110.