DEVELOPMENT OF DIRECTORY OF URDU ASSESSMENT & DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS: SPEECH & LANGUAGE PERSPECTIVE.
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Assessment tools, Diagnostic tools, Directory, Screening tools, Speech and Language Development, Urdu language
Abstract
Background: Urdu is a commonly spoken language, especially in Indo-Pak subcontinent. It has limited standardized testing and diagnostic resources & no directory listing such tools is available, resulting in difficulties for clinicians & researchers who wish to use Urdu tools.
Aim: To develop a directory of Urdu Speech & Language Assessment and Diagnostic tools.
Material & Methods: The current cross-sectional study with non-probability convenience sampling was conducted at Riphah International University, Islamabad from August to November 2023. The study recruited speech-language pathologists, researchers, and linguists from across Pakistan, both physically and online through Google Forms. Self-developed tools and a basic demographic sheet were used for data collection. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS 21.
Results: Results revealed that 12(21%) Urdu language tools were developed by professionals, 11(19%) were translated tools and the remaining 35(60%) stand in the list of grey literature, which is not published.
Aim: To develop a directory of Urdu Speech & Language Assessment and Diagnostic tools.
Material & Methods: The current cross-sectional study with non-probability convenience sampling was conducted at Riphah International University, Islamabad from August to November 2023. The study recruited speech-language pathologists, researchers, and linguists from across Pakistan, both physically and online through Google Forms. Self-developed tools and a basic demographic sheet were used for data collection. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS 21.
Results: Results revealed that 12(21%) Urdu language tools were developed by professionals, 11(19%) were translated tools and the remaining 35(60%) stand in the list of grey literature, which is not published.
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2. Ravi SK, Sumnath P, Saraswathi T, Chinoor MAB, Ashwini N, Ahemed E. Prevalence of communication disorders among school children in Ballari, South India: A cross-sectional study. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. 2021;12:100851
3. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Speech-Language Pathology Medical Review Guidelines. 2015. Available from: https://www.asha.org/siteassets/uploadedfiles/slp-medical-review-guidelines.pdf
4. Roepke E, Alvi H. Speech and Language Assessment for Urdu Speakers in the United States. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. 2023 Sep 25:1-3.
5. Muzaffar H, Iftikhar N, Khan MS, Malik SN. Development of articulation screening tool to assess the articulation errors in Urdu speaking school going children. UMT Education Review. 2019 May 20; 2(1):23-37.
6. Zeb F. Nominative and Accusative Cases in English and Urdu: A Comparative Study. Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences October – December 2019, Volume 7, No. 4, Pages 365 - 377
7. Noor H, Iqbal MZ, Rasheed F. A Survey of Linguistic Considerations of Assessment of Communication Disorders by Speech Language Therapists/Pathologists in Pakistan. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change.;15(06):912-33.
8. Fenton J, Little ND. Research Directory of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers.
9. Romero-Lopez-Alberca C, Alonso-Trujillo F, Almenara-Abellan JL, et al. A Semiautomated Classification System for Producing Service Directories in Social and Health Care (DESDE-AND): Maturity Assessment Study. J Med Internet Res. 2021;23(3):e24930. Published 2021 Mar 15. doi:10.2196/24930
10. Noveen S, Butt AK, Alam MB. Development of A Test for Articulation and Phonological Disorders in Urdu Speaking Children: JRCRS. 2017; 5 (2): 89-93. Journal Riphah College of Rehabilitation Sciences. 2017;5(2):89-93.
11. Khan TM, Awan AS. Validation of Screening Checklist for the Children with Specific Learning Difficulties Consistent with Pakistani Norms. Bulletin of Education and Research. 2016 Jun 1;38(1).
12. Haidry, S. (2017). Assessment of Dyslexia in the Urdu Language. [Thesis fully internal (DIV), University of Groningen]. University of Groningen
13. Butt GA, Mumtaz N, Saqulain G. Development & Validation of Urdu Receptive Language Scale (URLS). Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2021 Nov;37(7):1924.
14. Asif N. Development of Questioning Levels in Urdu for Typically Developing Children.
15. Bhalloo I. Developing Language-Specific Screening Tools: Assessing Phonological Awareness Skills in Urdu-English Bilingual Children
16. Ijaz T, Bano Z. Development of Autism Spectrum Disorder Scale and its Psychometric Properties.
17. Dar MA, Anwaar HU, Vihman MA, Keren-Portnoy TA. Developing an Urdu CDI for early language acquisition. York Papers in Linguistics. 2015 Jun;14(2):1-4.
18. Saeed H, Waqas S, Tariq M, Asim HM, Fuad M. Translation and validation of Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire in Urdu for autistic children. Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences. 2022 Jun 22;16(06):40-.
19. Khan UQ, Faran M, Zaman NI. Linguistic Validation of the urdu Translation of Slosson Intelligence Test SIT-4 (Vocabulary) Sub-test for Adults: An Educational Perspective. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research. 2022;100(100):48-59.
20. Shahzad N, Jameel HT. Translation, Adaptation, and Cross Language Validation of the Revised Version of Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire’07 (DCDQ’07) in Urdu Language (DCDQ-UR). UMT Education Review. 2022 Dec 19; 5(2):68-85.
21. Awan S, Shahbaz N, Akhtar SW, Ahmad A, Iqbal S, Ahmed S, Naqvi H, Wasay M. Validation study of the Mini-Mental State Examination in Urdu language for Pakistani population. The open neurology journal. 2015;9:53.
22. Awan S, Shahbaz N, Akhtar SW, Ahmad A, Iqbal S, Ahmed S, Naqvi H, Wasay M. Validation study of the Mini-Mental State Examination in Urdu language for Pakistani population. The open neurology journal. 2015; 9:53.
23. Hamdani S, Kan R, Chan A, Gagarina N. The multilingual assessment instrument for narratives (MAIN): adding Urdu to MAIN. ZAS Papers in Linguistics. 2020 Aug 31;64:257-61.
24. Pert S, Stow C. Bilingual Assesment of Simple Sentences (BASS): An expressive language assessment for children of Pakistani heritage who speak Mirpuri, Punjabi or Urdu.
25. Berry JW. Directory of cross-cultural psychological research. International Journal of Psychology. 1968 Jan 1;3(2):137-48.
26. Noor H, Arif MH. Development and validation of phonetically balanced speech perception test in Urdu language. Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice. 2018;16(4):12.
27. Afreen S, kamal Butt A, Malik AN. Development of an Action Picture Information Test (APIT): JRCRS. 2014; 2 (2): 33-37. Journal Riphah College of Rehabilitation Sciences. 2014 Nov 1;2(2):33-7.
28. Muzaffar H, Iftikhar N, Khan MS, Malik SN. Development of articulation screening tool to assess the articulation errors in Urdu speaking school going children. UMT Education Review. 2019 May 20;2(1):23-37.
29. Ali N, Rafi MS. Bilingual Aphasia Test in Urdu and its Clinical Implications. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2021 Jul 16;37(5).
30. Fatima S, Bukhari SR. Translation and adaptation of Autism Screening Questionnaire. International Journal of Special Education. 2022;37(3):16368-80.
31. Lodhi FS, Raza O, Montazeri A, Nedjat S, Yaseri M, Holakouie-Naieni K. Psychometric properties of the Urdu version of the World Health Organization's quality of life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF). Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 2017;31:129.
32. Beishon LC, Batterham AP, Quinn TJ, Nelson CP, Panerai RB, Robinson T, Haunton VJ. Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination III (ACE‐III) and mini‐ACE for the detection of dementia and mild cognitive impairment. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019(12).
33. Akhtar S, Dhanani R, Ahmad K. Translation and validation of Voice Handicap Index-10 in Urdu. A validation study from a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc. 2018;68(6):904-907.
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Naima Farooq, Saba Kanwal, Haleema Rafaqat, Rabia Mansoor, Shah Syed Tariq, Maimoona Ismail, Tahira Yousaf, & Ghulam Saqulain. (2024). DEVELOPMENT OF DIRECTORY OF URDU ASSESSMENT & DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS: SPEECH & LANGUAGE PERSPECTIVE. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 31(4), 472–480. https://doi.org/10.53555/jptcp.v31i4.5275
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Author Biographies
Naima Farooq
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Rehabilitation & Allied Health Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Saba Kanwal
Scholar, Riphah International University, Islamabad.
Haleema Rafaqat
Scholar, Riphah International University, Islamabad.
Rabia Mansoor
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Rehabilitation & Allied Health Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Shah Syed Tariq
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Rehabilitation & Allied Health Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Maimoona Ismail
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Rehabilitation & Allied Health Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Tahira Yousaf
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Rehabilitation & Allied Health Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Ghulam Saqulain
Head of Department, Professor & Deputy Dean Academics, Department of Otolaryngology & CDA Cochlear Implant Centre Capital Hospital PGMI, Islamabad.