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Terband, H.; Maassen, B.; van Lieshout, P.; Nijland, L. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2011
The aim of this study was to investigate the consistency and composition of functional synergies for speech movements in children with developmental speech disorders. Kinematic data were collected on the reiterated productions of syllables spa(/spa[image omitted]/) and paas(/pa[image omitted]s/) by 10 6- to 9-year-olds with developmental speech…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Children, Motor Development, Investigations
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Nip, Ignatius S. B.; Green, Jordan R.; Marx, David B. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2009
This longitudinal investigation examines developmental changes in orofacial movements occurring during the early stages of communication development. The goals were to identify developmental trends in early speech motor performance and to determine how these trends differ across orofacial behaviors thought to vary in cognitive and linguistic…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Motor Development, Motor Reactions, Change
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Smith, Anne – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2006
A fundamental problem for those interested in human communication is to determine how ideas and the various units of language structure are communicated through speaking. The physiological concepts involved in the control of muscle contraction and movement are theoretically distant from the processing levels and units postulated to exist in…
Descriptors: Motor Development, Speech Improvement, Speech Communication, Adults