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Abstract
Developmental screening is viewed as a necessary strategy in the primary prevention of developmental disabilities and their sequelae. Despite federal mandates, the need for early detection of developmental delay has been unmet. This state‐of‐the‐art review of developmental screening for infants includes a critique of the 21 available measures. Each of the available scales is described with reference to the availability of data on reliability and validity; availability of an appropriate manual, scoring system, and empirical norms; length and persons involved in test administration; age range, and number of items relevant to the first year of life.
The absence of an available screening device that had been demonstrated to be reliable and valid, sufficiently economical, included the necessary developmental areas, designed exclusively for use with children of developmental ages below 12 months, appropriate for use with at‐risk populations, and accompanied by an appropriate manual, led to the decision to develop a new instrument, the Kent Infant Development (KID) Scale.