Validation of the second version of the LittlEARS® Early Speech Production Questionnaire (LEESPQ) in German-speaking children with normal hearing

Abstract

The second version of the LEESPQ is a valid instrument for assessing early speech production of children aged 0‒18 months.

Validation of LittlEARS® Early Speech Production Questionnaire in Arabic-speaking children with normal hearing

“…This has been demonstrated by the significant Pearson correlation between the age of children and the parents' responses to the questionnaire. Similar results have been reported in other related studies [4][5][6] indicating that older children have improved speech production abilities as measured by LEESPQ. On the other hand, there was no influence of gender (p=0.12) or bilingualism (p=0.28) on the early speech production in the Arabic-speaking children as reported in the studies of validating the Turkish and German versions of LEESPQ.…”

“…These results were in accordance with the results of similar studies of validating LEESPQ for other languages. [4][5][6] Moreover, the results of the current study confirmed that Arabic-LEESPQ scores are significantly correlated with age. This has been demonstrated by the significant Pearson correlation between the age of children and the parents' responses to the questionnaire.…”

“…The well-structured and easy-to-use LEESPQ can be used for different clinical purposes: to report the speech and language development of Arabic-speaking children with NH and in Arabic-speaking children with a cochlear implant or hearing aid, as a screening tool for GPs and ENTs, and as a measuring instrument in auditory research. 5 Study limitation. The absence of group of infants with hearing loss.…”

“…4 The questions cover the following speech production steps: production of reflexive sounds, expression of well-being, vowel production similar to adults, second babbling phase, word-like utterances, sound-object association, and production of first words. To date, the LEESPQ has been validated in German on 362 children with normal hearing (NH), 5 in Turkish on 222 children with NH, 6 and in one English version in Canada on 90 children with NH. 4 No validated tools are available in the Arabic-speaking region for the assessment of language development in Arabic-speaking infants.…”

The use of hearing aids in children under two years of age with moderate hearing loss

“…: identyfikację, dyskryminację czy lokalizację źródła dźwięku. Wyniki ankiety pozwalają na wyznaczenie aktualnego wieku słuchowego dziecka oraz opóźnienia rozwoju słuchowego względem dzieci słyszących prawidłowo [10][11][12][13]. Przeprowadzenie badania behawioralnej audiometrii obserwacyjnej oraz wypełnienie kwestionariusza pozwala na wiarygodną ocenę skuteczności zastosowanych protez słuchowych [14].…”