Abstract
This paper compares results from the Reynell Developmental Language Scales for three year old English and Dunedin children. The Reynell Language Development Scales were administered to 1028 three year old children resident in Dunedin, New Zealand. The mean language scores were very similar for both the Dunedin and the English samples with girls scoring consistently higher than boys. The greater standard deviations obtained for the Dunedin children likely reflect cultural differences and the heterogeneous composition of the larger sample. The Expressive Language and Verbal Comprehension Scales correlated significantly (P.01) as did each scale with the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test. The results support the use of the Reynell Scales as a stable measure of verbal functioning in three year old children.