Leslie C Lopez, Megan Guidry
Enhancing Early Identification of Speech-Language-Hearing Delays Through Interprofessional Peer Teaching in a Communication Sciences and Disorders Graduate Training Program
American journal of audiology
main objective present study examine expressive language skills obtain prevalence estimate expressive language impairment skills chinese singaporean preschoolers nonsyndromic cleft lip andor palate clp group 43 chinese singaporean preschoolers aged 3 6 years diagnosis nonsyndromic clp assessed using singapore english action picture test seapt seapt english language screening tool standardised typically developing englishmandarin chinese singaporean preschoolers assesses expressive vocabulary grammatical usage grammar andor information score 20th percentile seapt indicative expressive language impairment addition medical records cohort examined retrospectively documentation surgical timings audiological history articulation resonance based results seapt 33 preschoolers clp identified apossible expressive language impairment hence likelihood child clp normal cognitive functioning expressive language impairment 39 127 times likely general population statistical significance comparisons made dominant language groups clp groups seapt measures information grammar content significantly males females identified language difficulties relative sex ratio sample significance found participant variables findings study suggest chinese singaporean preschoolers clp difficulty expressive use grammar vocabulary peers typical development significantly males affected females language performance related hearing articulation resonance early results suggest comprehensive investigation cognition literacy family aggregation communication disorders urgently warranted study possible aetiologies language impairment children clp singapore