From a Distance: Comparison of In-Person and Virtual Assessments With Adult-Child Dyads From Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds.
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch
; 53(2): 360-375, 2022 04 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1788335
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Our proof-of-concept study tested the feasibility of virtual testing using child assessments that were originally validated for in-person testing only.METHOD:
Ten adult-child dyads were assigned to complete both in-person and virtual tests of language, cognition, and narratives. Child participants fell between the ages of 4 and 8 years; adult participants were speech-language clinicians or researchers with experience in administering child assessments. Half of child participants were Spanish-English bilinguals, and half were monolingual English speakers.RESULTS:
Results showed similar performance across in-person and virtual modalities on all assessments. Recommendations for adapting, administering, and scoring virtual measures with linguistically diverse children are discussed.CONCLUSIONS:
Although additional research on virtual assessment is needed, our results open opportunities for appropriate remote assessment, particularly for bilingual children, who may not have in-person access to speech-language pathology services.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Multilingualism
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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