ERIC Number: EJ1353079
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Nov
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1525-7401
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4837
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Focus on the Outcomes of Communication under Six: Validation of Language Skills in the Jamaican Context
Kokotek, Leslie E.; Washington, Karla N.; Cunningham, Barbara Jane; Wright Karem, Rachel; Fletcher, Brittany
Communication Disorders Quarterly, v44 n1 p3-13 Nov 2022
The Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six (FOCUS) is one of a few validated outcome measures related to children's communicative participation. Additional validation of the FOCUS measure could address the paucity of validated outcomes-based measures available for assessing preschool-age children, particularly for those who are multilingual. The data collected for this study, with a representative sample of Jamaican Creole-English speaking children, extend the applicability of the FOCUS to a broader range of preschoolers and expand psychometric evidence for the FOCUS to a multilingual and understudied context.
Descriptors: Outcome Measures, Multilingualism, Preschool Children, Creoles, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Communication Skills, Psychometrics, Foreign Countries, Bilingualism, Speech Language Pathology, Evidence Based Practice, Speech Impairments, Language Impairments, Cross Cultural Studies, Speech Evaluation, Language Skills, Validity, Parent Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH) (DHHS)
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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York); Jamaica
Grant or Contract Numbers: 3R21DC01817002S1; R21DC018170
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