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SCOPE Screening Children's Oral Proficiency in English

Award Number: R01DC023614
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/01/2026
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/30/2031

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SCOPE Screening Children's Oral Proficiency in English - Project Summary We have made significant gains in the correct classification of Spanish-English English language with DLD through the identification of clinical markers of impairment. Yet, a hurdle in reducing the health disparities associated with DLD in bilingual populations exists. English language learners who present as late talking are often overlooked because their profile is attributed to having exposure to more than one language, leading to later identification. Universal screening allows for early identification of risk for DLD and can guide clinical decision making. Because there are very few bilingual SLPs, there is a need to develop tools that can be used reliably by SLPs in English. Experiential factors (age of English acquisition and amount of language use) and language history (developmental milestones) are important considerations for clinical decision making. The major aim of this project is to develop and validate an oral language screener that can be used in English to identify risk for DLD. A set of interrelated nomograms based on developmental milestones, 1 year outcomes and cutpoints from the screener will guide next steps for monitoring, assessment, and intervention. This tool will target preschool age Spanish-English bilinguals. We will achieve this aim by 1) developing and evaluating an extension of our existing item set; 2) conducting an pilot study to establish an item set for testing morphosyntactic and semantics profiles at different levels of exposure to English; 3) a longitudinal study to evaluate developmental trajectories for children with different profiles; and 4) field testing and validating an English language screener (morphosyntactic and semantic items). The screener will profile patterns of mastery in ELLs with and without DLD normed to account for language experience. We will recruit 1,150 ELLs at preschool age (4 to 5;11) from representative U.S. bilingual populations. Children will complete a battery of test items that tap grammatical and semantic knowledge in English. This work furthers our research in DLD, especially with bilingual children at different levels of English exposure. We will document a broad profile of English language skills that will help SLPs make accurate clinical decisions about ELLs in a quick and efficient way. The tools developed will also be useful for researchers who need to benchmark children's performance in developmental and intervention studies.


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: 2026 ( Subtotal = $645,742 )
2026	2026	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE	160 ALDRICH HALL	IRVINE	CA	92697	ORANGE	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	001	1	8/11/2026	NEW	$0
2026	2026	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE	160 ALDRICH HALL	IRVINE	CA	92697	ORANGE	USA	Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders	000	1	7/30/2026	NEW	$645,742
														Subtotal = $645,742

Grand Total All Awards = $645,742

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SCOPE Screening Children's Oral Proficiency in English

Award Number: R01DC023614

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

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

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/01/2026

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/30/2031

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