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A TEST OF CHILDREN'S ENGLISH/SPANISH SPEECH PERCEPTION IN NOISE OR SPEECH MASKERS

Award Number: R01DC015056
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Over 15% of children in the US are raised in Spanish-speaking homes. However, clinical assessment of speech perception in preschoolers and school-age children is generally performed using English materials presented in quiet, in steady noise, or in multi-talker babble. We know that speech perception scores are better when testing is performed in a listener’s native language. We also know that hearing impairment has a more detrimental effect on speech perception in a complex masker (e.g., 2-3 streams of speech) than in noise or babble. Therefore, the typical approach of evaluating Spanish-speaking children’s speech perception, using English targets and steady noise, is unlikely to provide a full account of functional hearing. The goal of this proposal is to develop a clinical test for evaluating masked speech perception in English and in Spanish, in either a complex speech or a steady noise background. The proposed work builds on the feasibility study of Calandruccio et al. (2014b), which introduced a four-alternative, forced-choice picture-pointing threshold estimation task that can be administered in either English or Spanish. Target words are disyllabic nouns familiar to young children, and maskers are either speech-shaped noise or two-talker speech. The recorded instructions and picture-pointing response means the tester need not be fluent in the test language. The four- alternative format also accommodates assessment of children with poor speech production. Aim 1 will refine the test materials and procedures, including optimization of threshold estimation parameters and implementation of software for a clinical setting. Aim 2 will establish test reliability and validity across listener age and hearing status. Threshold norms and estimates of psychometric function slopes will be obtained for 4- to 12-year-olds, including both Spanish/English bilingual and monolingual English speakers. Performance of children with hearing loss, including hearing aid and cochlear implant users, will be evaluated relative to estimates of functional performance in real-life listening situations. Aim 3 will evaluate the test procedures in seven busy pediatric audiology clinics. Test results will be compared with measures that are currently used to evaluate Spanish- and English-speaking children (e.g., pure-tone thresholds and English-language PBK scores), and with questionnaire data from parents regarding language proficiency and functional hearing ability. Clinician feedback will be solicited to further improve test procedures. The research team assembled to carry out the proposed work includes expertise in basic hearing science, auditory development, clinical research, bilingualism, and the provision of clinical care, ensuring that the final product will be a clinical instrument that is both rigorous and practical. The end result is expected to improve our ability to audiologically evaluate and manage children who speak English, Spanish or both languages.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2024	2020	FATHER FLANAGAN'S BOYS' HOME	14100 CRAWFORD ST	BOYS TOWN	NE	68010	DOUGLAS	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	5	2/23/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2022	2020	FATHER FLANAGAN'S BOYS' HOME	13603 FLANAGAN BLVD	BOYS TOWN	NE	68010	DOUGLAS	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	5	7/6/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2021	2020	FATHER FLANAGAN'S BOYS' HOME	13603 FLANAGAN BLVD	BOYS TOWN	NE	68010	DOUGLAS	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	5	5/20/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $471,555 )
2020	2020	FATHER FLANAGAN'S BOYS' HOME	13603 FLANAGAN BLVD	BOYS TOWN	NE	68010	DOUGLAS	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	5	7/14/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$471,555
														Subtotal = $471,555

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $573,651 )
2019	2019	FATHER FLANAGAN'S BOYS' HOME	13603 FLANAGAN BLVD	BOYS TOWN	NE	68010	DOUGLAS	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	4	7/17/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$573,651
														Subtotal = $573,651

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $659,370 )
2018	2018	FATHER FLANAGAN'S BOYS' HOME	13603 FLANAGAN BLVD	BOYS TOWN	NE	68010	DOUGLAS	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	001	3	7/31/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$651,369
2018	2017	FATHER FLANAGAN'S BOYS' HOME	13603 FLANAGAN BLVD	BOYS TOWN	NE	68010	DOUGLAS	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	2	2/2/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$8,001
														Subtotal = $659,370

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $616,511 )
2017	2017	FATHER FLANAGAN'S BOY'S HOME INC	14100 CRAWFORD ST	BOYS TOWN	NE	68010	DOUGLAS	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	2	7/13/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$616,511
														Subtotal = $616,511

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $658,066 )
2016	2016	FATHER FLANAGAN`S BOYS` HOME	14100 CRAWFORD STREET	BOYS TOWN	NE	68010	DOUGLAS	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	1	8/9/2016	NEW	$658,066
														Subtotal = $658,066

Grand Total All Awards = $2,979,153

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A TEST OF CHILDREN'S ENGLISH/SPANISH SPEECH PERCEPTION IN NOISE OR SPEECH MASKERS

Award Number: R01DC015056

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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