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Longitudinal Comparison of Early Speech and Language Milestones in Children with Cleft Palate: A Comparison of US and Slovak Children
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Scherer, Nancy J.; Oravkinova, Zuzana; McBee, Matthew T. – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2013
The purpose of this study was to compare early speech and language development of children with and without cleft lip and/or palate (CLP) in the US and Slovakia from 6 to 24 months of age. Thirty-two children from the US (eight with CLP and eight noncleft) and Slovakia (eight with CLP and eight noncleft) participated in this study. The children…
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Foreign Countries, Articulation (Speech), Language Acquisition
Speech Timing and Pausing in Children with Specific Language Impairment
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Smith, Allan B.; Hall, Nancy E.; Tan, Xiaomei; Farrell, Katharine – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2011
Articulation rate, speaking rate, as well as the duration and location of pauses, were analysed in 10 children with specific language impairment (SLI) and a comparison group of seven younger children producing utterances of similar lengths. Children with SLI were significantly slower in articulation rate, but not speaking rate or pausing time,…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Language Impairments, Articulation (Speech), Matched Groups
Phonological Process Development with MLU-Referenced Guidelines.
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Prater, Rex Joe; Swift, Roger Williams – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1982
To test D. Stampe's hypothesis about the development of phonological processes, 60 children (21 to 48 months old) were placed into groups based on mean length of utterance (MLU) and chronological age. MLU was found to be the best classification for describing the phonological processes. (Author/SEW)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Articulation (Speech), Child Language, Infants
Progression of Language Complexity during Treatment with the Lidcombe Program for Early Stuttering Intervention
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Lattermann, Christina; Shenker, Rosalee C.; Thordardottir, Elin – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2005
The Lidcombe Program is an operant treatment for early stuttering. Outcomes indicate that the program is effective; however, the underlying mechanisms leading to a successful reduction of stuttering remain unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine whether fluency achieved with the Lidcombe Program was accompanied by concomitant reduction…
Descriptors: Sentences, Stuttering, Linguistics, Language Impairments