LifeCourse A Melbourne Children's Research Initiative

BIS: Speech and language

Relevant LifeCourse Constructs	Year	2010-2013	2010-2013	2010-2013	2010-2014	2011-2014	2011-2014	2011-2014	2011-2014	2012-2014	2012-2015	2014-2016	2020-Ongoing
	Wave	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	Age	1st and 2nd trimester	3rd trimester	Birth/perinatal	4 weeks	3 months	6 months	9 months	12 months	18 months	2 years	4 years	7-9 years
	N	1158 mothers enrolled	1158 mothers enrolled	1074 eligible infants	984		927		894		823	909	In progress
Communication skills											P:CSBS-DP-ITC ^I			P:SCQ ^I
Comprehension											P:CSBS-DP-ITC ^I			O:CASL-2-SC ^I
Language									P:BIS ^I					T:LSAC-ARS ^I O:CASL-2-GJ ^I O:NIHTCB-PVT ^M O:NIHTCB-PVT ^I
Language development											P:CSBS-DP-ITC ^I	P:MCDI-UKSF ^I
Social skills									P:BIS ^I					P:SCQ ^I
Speech												P:MCDI-UKSF ^I		T:LSAC-ARS ^I
Vocabulary											P:CSBS-DP-ITC ^I			O:WASI-II-V ^I O:WISC-V-S ^I O:WISC-V-V ^I

Featured measurements

BIS: : Barwon Infant Study-devised measure
CSBS-DP-ITC: : Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile Infant-Toddler Checklist
CASL-2-GJ: : Comprehensive Assessment of Spoken Language, 2nd edition - Grammatical Judgement
CASL-2-SC: : Comprehensive Assessment of Spoken Language, 2nd edition - Sentence Comprehension
LSAC-ARS: : LSAC devised - Academic Rating Scale
MCDI-UKSF: : MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory, UK Short Form
NIHTCB-PVT: : National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery: Picture Vocabulary Test
SCQ: : Social Communication Questionnaire
WASI-II-V: : Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence: Second Edition - Vocabulary
WISC-V-S: : Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children: Fifth edition - Similarities
WISC-V-V: : Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children: Fifth edition - Vocabulary

Legend

B: = Biosample collected
BA: = Biosample analysis
G: = Grandparent(s) completed questionnaire
L: = Data linkage
N: = Nurse completed questionnaire
O: = Observation or direct assessment
Of: = Offspring completed questionnaire
P: = Parent/guardian completed questionnaire
Pe: = Peer completed questionnaire
R: = Records abstraction
S: = Self (primary participant) completed questionnaire
T: = Teacher completed questionnaire
X: = Other source
X ^F: = Pertains to father
X ^Fam: = Pertains to family
X ^G: = Pertains to grandparent(s)
X ^I: = Pertains to primary participant
X ^IP: = Pertains to partner
X ^M: = Pertains to mother
X ^O: = Pertains to offspring
X ^P: = Pertains to parent/guardian(s)
X ^Pe: = Pertains to peers
X ^Si: = Pertains to sibling(s)
X ^T: = Pertains to teacher(s)
X ^X: = Pertains to other reportees

Metadata presented by LifeCourse provides a crucial first step in understanding the available data across studies. It does not take the place of detailed study documentation, which should always be consulted during design and analysis.