Date of Award
6-14-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Communication Disorders, MCD
First Advisor
Amy Shollenbarger
Committee Members
Jeonghee Choi; Joy Good
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2024 W55
Abstract
This study investigated the potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on preschool children’s language development. Children from the Arkansas Delta Region were examined to determine the significance. Existing data consisting of BRIGANCE III screeners from the 2019 cohort and 2022 cohort were analyzed. Researchers examined the scores from the screener's language and cognitive/academic sections. BRIGANCE III screeners from 73 three-year-olds were collected from the School of the 21st Century Preschool in Paragould, AR. Data from the screeners analyzed the 2019 and 2022 cohorts. A two-tailed t-test was used to measure the relationship between the eight dependent variables. The results yielded one significant difference. The 2022 cohort scored higher on the number concepts portion of the screener than the 2019 cohort. In the future, researchers should utilize a larger sample size to study the potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on language development.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Williams, Molly Grace, "The COVID-19 Pandemic & Language Development of Preschool Children Living in the Arkansas Delta" (2024). Student Theses and Dissertations. 77.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/77
