The Intelligibility in Context Scale (ICS) was developed during my ARC Future Fellowship. It has been remarkable to see the number of languages it has been translated into (>60) and the research that has been undertaken across the world. Here are a few recent papers:
- Soriano, J. U., Mahr, T. J., Rathouz, P. J., & Hustad, K. C. (2023). Intelligibility in Context Scale: Growth curves for typically developing English-speaking children between ages 2;6 and 9;11. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 32(5), 2021-2039. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_AJSLP-22-00392
- Abdulkader, D. M., Washington, K. N., Kokotek, L. E., Al-tuwairqi, A., & Al-tamimi, A. (2023). Intelligibility in Context Scale: Psychometric evidence and implications for Saudi Arabic-English-speaking preschoolers. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2023.2240040
- Ozbič, M. (2023). Ocenjevalna lestvica razumljivosti otrok kot pripomoček za hitro in zanesljivo oceno otrokove govorne učinkovitosti [Intelligibility in Context Scale as a tool for a quick and reliable assessment of children‘s speech efficiency]. Slovenska pediatrija, 30(2), 66-73.
- Apon, I., van Leeuwen, N., Allori, A. C., Rogers-Vizena, C. R., Koudstaal, M. J., Wolvius, E. B., Cano, S. J., Klassen, A. F., & Versnel, S. L. (2021). Rasch analysis of patient- and parent-reported outcome measures in the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement Standard Set for Cleft Lip and Palate. Value in Health, 24(3), 404-412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2020.10.019
- Sakash, A., Mahr, T., & Hustad, K. C. (2021). Validity of parent ratings of speech intelligibility for children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 24(2), 98-106. https://doi.org/10.1080/17518423.2020.1830447
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| Figure 3. from Soriano et al. (2023) showing ICS scores by age and question. |
