| Title: |
Virtual Post-Intervention Speech and Language Assessment of Toddler and Preschool Participants in Babble Boot Camp |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Nancy L. Potter (ORCID 0000-0002-4971-195X); Mark VanDam (ORCID 0000-0002-1906-5774); Laurel Bruce (ORCID 0000-0002-9620-3157); Jenny Davis; Linda Eng (ORCID 0000-0002-4790-6067); Lizbeth Finestack (ORCID 0000-0002-5300-9282); Victoria Heinlen; Nancy Scherer (ORCID 0000-0001-5175-0192); Claire Schrock; Ryan Seltzer (ORCID 0000-0002-9287-448X); Carol Stoel-Gammon; Lauren Thompson (ORCID 0000-0001-9606-0670); Beate Peter (ORCID 0000-0002-9083-8522) |
| Source: |
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 2024 67(9):3327-3339. |
| Availability: |
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. 2200 Research Blvd #250, Rockville, MD 20850. Tel: 301-296-5700; Fax: 301-296-8580; e-mail: slhr@asha.org; Web site: http://jslhr.pubs.asha.org |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
13 |
| Publication Date: |
2024 |
| Sponsoring Agency: |
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH); National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) |
| Contract Number: |
R015R01HD098253; 1539133 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: |
Speech Language Pathology; Intervention; Speech Evaluation; Language Tests; Toddlers; Preschool Children; Language Impairments; Telecommunications; Health Services; Parent Participation; Computer Assisted Testing |
| DOI: |
10.1044/2023_JSLHR-22-00687 |
| ISSN: |
1092-4388; 1558-9102 |
| Abstract: |
Purpose: Babble Boot Camp (BBC) is a parent-implemented telepractice intervention for infants at risk for speech and language disorders. BBC uses a teach-model-coach-review approach, delivered through weekly 15-min virtual meetings with a speech-language pathologist. We discuss accommodations needed for successful virtual follow-up test administration and preliminary assessment outcomes for children with classic galactosemia (CG) and controls at age 2.5 years. Method: This clinical trial included 54 participants, 16 children with CG receiving BBC speech-language intervention from infancy, age 2 years, five children receiving sensorimotor intervention from infancy and changing to speech-language intervention at 15 months until 2 years of age, seven controls with CG, and 26 typically developing controls. The participants' language and articulation were assessed via telehealth at age 2.5 years. Results: The Preschool Language Scale--Fifth Edition (PLS-5) was successfully administered with specific parent instruction and manipulatives assembled from the child's home. The GFTA-3 was successfully administered to all but three children who did not complete this assessment due to limited expressive vocabularies. Referrals for continued speech therapy based on PLS-5 and GFTA-3 scores were made for 16% of children who received BBC intervention from infancy as compared to 40% and 57% of children who began BBC at 15 months of age or did not receive BBC intervention, respectively. Conclusions: With extended time and accommodations from the standardized administration guidelines, virtual assessment of speech and language was possible. However, given the inherent challenges of testing very young children virtually, in-person assessment is recommended, when possible, for outcome measurements. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2024 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1441866 |
| Database: |
ERIC |