Consonant Screening Application

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to determine the content validity of the tool, ‘Application for Consonant Screening’ for normal children aged 2-3 ½ years old with and without cleft lip and palate (CLP). The procedures used in this study included 1) review of literature; 2) establishment of words, composition of initial consonants that were common defects in compensatory articulation disorders (CAD) for children with cleft lip and palate (CLP); 3) design the application; 4) develop the first version of Application for Consonant Screening; 5) Assess Index of Item Objective Congruence (IOC); 6) Tried out to find face validity in 7 children (5 normal and 2 children with CLP). The results showed that the Application for Consonant Screening had IOCs of technical and content agreements of 0.93 and 0.92, respectively. The study concluded that the Application for Consonant Screening could be used as an appropriate tool for articulation screening for children aged 2 - 3 ½ years old.

Keywords

• adhd
• parenting
• parent management training
• self-efficacy