What the Evidence Does (and Does Not) Show for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Child Development Milestones: An Illustrative Example Using Expressive Vocabulary.
Megan Y RobertsBailey J SoneMaranda K JonesMurielle StandleyTracy ConnerE Debbie LeeElizabeth S NortonJudith RomanMarisha L SpeightsRylie YoungAdriana WeislederPublished in: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR (2023)
The striking paucity of evidence supporting the new CDC milestones for expressive vocabulary illustrates the critical need for future research in this area to establish more accurate milestones for U.S. children, with a focus on culturally inclusive large-scale data.