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There has been a significant uptake in the use of telepractice during the coronavirus SARSCoV2 (COVID19) pandemic. This study explored the experiences of speech and language therapists (SLTs), assistants (SLTAs) and parents with telepractice during the COVID19 pandemic.

(1) To identify factors that influenced success of telepractice; and (2) to describe clinicians’ and parents’ preferences for the future mode of service delivery for preschoolers with communication disorders.

The study was conducted in partnership with one publicly funded programme in Ontario, Canada, that offered services to preschoolers with speech, language and communication needs at no cost. SLTs (N = 13), assistants (N = 3) and parents (N = 13) shared their experiences and perspectives during semistructured videoconference interviews.

Factors that …