Development and validation of a measurement tool: evaluation of environmental factors influencing the social participation of primary school students with communication disorder

• Published in: Canadian journal of speech-language pathology and audiology Vol. 39; no. 2; p. 146
• Main Authors: Croteau, Claire, Morin, Claudia, Fournier, Mylène, Le Dorze, Guylaine, Tessier, Alexandra, McIntyre, Julie, Tremblay, Véronique, Choquette, Valérie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; French
• Published: Ottawa Canadian Association of Speech, Language Pathologists and Audiologist (Assn 01-07-2015
• Subjects: Central auditory processing disorders; Communication disorders; Elementary school students; Language disorders; Medical diagnosis; Socialization
• ISSN: 1913-200X; 1913-2018

Communication disorders, including the primary language impairment and auditory processing disorder, may restrict the participation of school-age children in their various life environments. Environmental factors play a predominant role in the difficulties observed in the students. It is therefore necessary to take them into consideration in the service proposal to children with communication disorder. This methodological-type study therefore aims at developing a French measuring tool evaluating the environmental factors that influence the social participation of children with communication disorder aged 5 to 13, and this in diverse life environments. This paper aims at introducing the development of the tool based on the Modele de Développement Humain-Processus de production du handicap, as well as the appreciation of some of its psychometric qualities. The tool Evaluation des facteurs environnementaux influençant la participation sociale des élèves du primaire présentant un trouble de la communication includes two questionnaires, one with 99 items for parents, and one of 76 items for school personnel.