Current methods for evaluating speech sound disorders in multilingual preschoolers: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The objective of this review is to examine the current available evidence regarding the assessment of speech sound disorders (SSD) in multilingual preschoolers. This review will be conducted through the lens of the International Classification of Functioning and Disability-Child and Youth (ICF) framework, WHO. The ICF has been adopted by speech-language associations globally, offering an appropriate structure to inform this review. Most children across the world speak more than one language daily. However, measures designed to assess SSDs primarily focus on monolingual populations, placing multilingual children at risk for the misdiagnosis of SSD. A deeper understanding of available assessment measures, as well as what aspects of the ICF they address, will support clin

SUBMITTER: Bazzocchi NBM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12306226 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature