Spanish Pediatric Picture Identification Test.

Area of Science:

• Audiology
• Speech-Language Pathology
• Pediatric Healthcare

Background:

• Accurate speech perception assessment is crucial for pediatric hearing and language development.
• Existing word recognition tests may not adequately serve monolingual Spanish-speaking children.
• Development of culturally and linguistically appropriate assessment tools is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

• To construct and validate a recorded word recognition test for monolingual Spanish-speaking children.
• To develop the Spanish Pediatric Picture Identification Test (SPPIT) using a picture-pointing task.
• To provide normative data and establish test-retest reliability.

Main Methods:

• Digital recordings of Spanish word lists were created and validated.
• Digitally illustrated pictures corresponding to word lists were developed and validated with children.
• List equivalency and performance-intensity functions were established using monolingual Spanish-speaking children and bilingual adults.
• A picture-pointing task was employed for word recognition assessment.

Main Results:

• Normative data for three Spanish word recognition lists were established.
• List equivalency was confirmed for Lists 1, 2, and 3.
• Performance-intensity functions were obtained across various sensation levels (0-40 dB SL).

Conclusions:

• The Spanish Pediatric Picture Identification Test is a validated tool for assessing word recognition in monolingual Spanish-speaking children.
• The test includes dual-channel recordings with English translations for broader clinical accessibility.
• Further validation with bilingual Spanish-English children, including those with hearing loss, is planned.