Repérage par les enseignants des difficultés de langage et de comportement chez 2 059 enfants de 3 ans et demi

The gender of the child and the characteristics of the family play a very important role in the teachers'assessment of a young pre-school child's language and behavior. Longitudinal studies would be required to differentiate the presence of specific disorders, requiring individual intervention, from simple delays due to environmental factors.