Auditory assessment and central auditory processing script for preschool children.
Isabelle Canevari de Albuquerque, Beatriz Servilha Brocchi
PMID 37436185WHAT IT FOUND
A new script was created to screen preschool auditory processing and language risks.
Experts reviewed it, removed age-inappropriate tasks and suggested additions. No children were assessed, so it is not known to identify problems correctly.
Key findings
01The script was developed for auditory assessment and CAP in preschool children and is described as having eight parts.
02Three speech-language pathologists reviewed the script and agreed to remove a four-syllable memory task because it was not expected for the age.
03The script includes sound localization and sound-sequence memory tests with stated normality criteria.
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What it does not show
No children were assessed in this report, so it does not show whether the script identifies auditory processing problems. The script was reviewed by speech-language pathologists, not tested on preschoolers, and no reliability or validity results are reported. The planned child evaluation had not yet taken place because of the pandemic. The paper gives different normality criteria for sound localization. The paper describes script content and expert suggestions, not clinical outcomes or treatment effects.
The easy way to misread this
Do not treat the script as a validated screening tool. No preschool children were assessed in this report, and the planned child evaluation had not yet taken place.