Transitioning Speech-Language Assessment to a Virtual Environment: Lessons Learned From the ELLA Study.
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch
; 52(3): 769-775, 2021 07 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1545676
ABSTRACT
Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated a quick shift to virtual speech-language services; however, only a small percentage of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) had previously engaged in telepractice. The purpose of this clinical tutorial is (a) to describe how the Early Language and Literacy Acquisition in Children with Hearing Loss study, a longitudinal study involving speech-language assessment with children with and without hearing loss, transitioned from in-person to virtual assessment and (b) to provide tips for optimizing virtual assessment procedures. Method We provide an overview of our decision making during the transition to virtual assessment. Additionally, we report on a pilot study that calculated test-retest reliability from in-person to virtual assessment for a subset of our preschool-age participants. Results Our pilot study revealed that most speech-language measures had high or adequate test-retest reliability when administered in a virtual environment. When low reliability occurred, generally the measures were timed. Conclusions Speech-language assessment can be conducted successfully in a virtual environment for preschool children with hearing loss. We provide suggestions for clinicians to consider when preparing for virtual assessment sessions. Supplemental Material https//doi.org/10.23641/asha.14787834.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Child Language
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Speech-Language Pathology
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Telemedicine
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Educational Measurement
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Education of Hearing Disabled
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Hearing Loss
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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