Parents' perspectives on speech-language assessment for their preschool-aged children: A scoping review.
Purpose: Assessment allows speech-language pathologists to identify clients' strengths and needs while laying the foundation for the therapeutic relationship. However, the extent to which parents' experiences with assessment has been explored in the literature is unclear. The purposes of this review...
| Published in: | International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Vol. 27; no. 6; pp. 896 - 910 |
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| Format: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=189915833&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 189915833 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 17549507 8NBH jtl: International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology issn: 17549507 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Dec2025 vid: 27 iid: 6 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 189915833 181820648 189915833 189915833 10.1080/17549507.2024.2438080 189915833 ppf: 896 ppct: 14 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Parents' perspectives on speech-language assessment for their preschool-aged children: A scoping review. aug: au: Duggleby Wenzel, Shanda Pritchard-Wiart, Lesley Charest, Monique affil: Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada sug: subj: Parents Psychosocial Factors Parental Attitudes Evaluation Speech and Language Assessment In Infancy and Childhood Human Scoping Review Child, Preschool Caregivers Psychosocial Factors Child Medline Psycinfo Embase CINAHL Database ERIC Database Software Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis, Statistical Methods Emotions Motivation Time Language Sex Factors Male Female Child, Preschool: 2-5 years Child: 6-12 years Male Female ab: Purpose: Assessment allows speech-language pathologists to identify clients' strengths and needs while laying the foundation for the therapeutic relationship. However, the extent to which parents' experiences with assessment has been explored in the literature is unclear. The purposes of this review were to: a) Identify and summarise the available literature on parents' experiences with speech-language assessment for their preschool-aged children, and b) identify gaps in the literature. Method: Using an established framework for scoping reviews, the authors conducted a search of seven databases including literature up to April 2024. Two researchers independently reviewed articles for inclusion and discussed discrepancies, and a third researcher provided input when consensus could not be reached. Data extracted included study aims, participant information, and the aspects of the assessment process including the lead-up to the assessment, the assessment itself, receiving a diagnosis, and interim supports following the assessment. Result: Ten studies met inclusion criteria, however, only three studies were focussed on parents' experiences with speech-language assessment. Conclusion: In the included studies, aspects of assessment have been addressed but with limited depth and breadth. To date, the perspectives studied have primarily been those of monolingual, English-speaking mothers. Proposed reporting considerations are discussed, and clinical and research implications are explored. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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