Kaipa, RohaImler, AddisonCopeland, Karen2024-04-112024-04-112024-04-16Imler, A., Kaipa, R., Copeland, K. (2024, April 16). How the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced communication and language development in preschool-aged children. Poster session presented at the Oklahoma State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, Stillwater, OK.https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14446/344023The purpose of this research project is to gain insights into how the unprecedented disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic have influenced the communication and language development of preschool-aged children. The COVID-19 pandemic, a global health crisis, led to significant changes in our daily lives. With lockdowns, remote learning, limited social interactions, and a general shift in our routines, children, especially those in their formative preschool years, experienced a radically different environment. Such shifts impact various facets of their development, notably their communication and language skills. The language learning lab at Oklahoma State University had completed a previous study which noted differences in children’s communication and language development due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which prompted the effort to complete more research on the topic. Through this survey, we wish to learn more about the perceptions and observations of parents and professionals about children's communication patterns during and around the time of the pandemic. By collecting and analyzing this data, we hope to understand: The nature and extent of any observed changes in a child's communication behavior, the potential challenges and benefits the pandemic might have brought about in the realm of language acquisition and communication for preschool-aged children, and how parents and professionals navigated and supported the child's communication needs during this period.application/pdfIn the Oklahoma State University Library's institutional repository this paper is made available through the open access principles and the terms of agreement/consent between the author(s) and the publisher. The permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of the article falls under fair use for educational, scholarship, and research purposes. Contact Digital Resources and Discovery Services at lib-dls@okstate.edu or 405-744-9161 for further information.PosterCOVID-19communication and language developmentpreschool-aged childrenpandemicparental perceptions