Preschool Examination for Developmental, Visual and Hearing Problems (1989)
RECOMMENDATIONS
- Preschool screening for developmental problems: There is good evidence to recommend the exclusion of the Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) from the periodic health examination of preschool children.
- Preschool screening for developmental problems: There is insufficient evidence to support either the inclusion or exclusion of other screening instruments. Caution is advised, however, since problems exist with all current assessment tools, and no interventions have been conclusively proven to be effective. Large-scale community programs to prevent poor school performance in high-risk or disadvantaged groups have also given mixed and controversial results.
- Preschool screening for visual and hearing deficits: There is fair evidence to include testing of visual acuity in the periodic health examination of preschool children.
- Preschool screening for visual and hearing deficits: There is insufficient evidence to recommend the inclusion or exclusion of screening for hearing impairment among preschool children.