A study involving 144 elementary students in three groups - controls (no articulation errors), residual error (mean of five articulation errors), and multiple errors (mean of more than 15 errors) - supported the hypothesis that Ss in the multiple error group would demonstrate measurable deviations in language compared to those in residual error or…

Thirty elementary school children with /s/ or /r/ misarticulations were administered an articulation test for their target phoneme in three conditions. It was assumed that a noise selected to overlap with the frequency range of the target phoneme would be most disruptive to articulation in the final stages of phoneme mastery. (Author)

Scores on Whole Word Accuracy (WWA), a method for assessing articulation proficiency in conversation, and Arizona Articulation Proficiency Scale (AAPS) scores were computed and correlated for 30 subjects in eight age groups (three-seven years). Developmental trends similar to those previously established for the AAPS were observed for WWA scores.…

Performance on a dichotic word task was examined with 15 articulatory-impaired children and 15 non-articulatory-impaired children (all between 5 and 9 years old). Results of presenting words under three conditions (free recall, directed right, and directed left) found no significant differences between groups on ear preference. (Author/DB)

Linguistic and dichotic listening performances were studied of three groups of nine children (five to nine years old): (1) language-disordered children whose articulatory errors were primarily omissions; (2) language-disordered chidren whose articulatory errors were primarily substitutions; and (3) communicatively normal children. The results of…

The times needed to initiate and terminate voicing in response to series of short segments of auditory signal were studied for 20 stuttering and 20 nonstuttering children (ages for both groups 5 to 12). The effects of random reward and nonreward on the phonatory response times also were studied. (Author/PHR)

Eight dyads of misarticulating school children (mean age = 7:9 years) enrolled in clinical programs were videotaped while they role-played remedial articulation lessons. Hierarchical relationships among the selected levels of analysis suggested the use of a cohesive register appropriate for clinical teaching. Children's sociolinguistic…

The performance of 91 first grade students was compared using three screening tests of articulation: the Templin-Darley Screening Test of Articulation, the Screening Deep Test of Articulation, and the Predictive Screening Test of Articulation. There was poor correlation between tests in terms of the particular individuals failed. (Author/SEW)

This study examined attitudes of 348 fourth and sixth graders toward peers with and without mild articulatory errors. A videotape was shown of peer speakers with and without various articulation errors and viewer attitudes assessed. Significantly more negative attitudes were found toward peers who exhibited articulatory errors. (Author/PB)

Forty children (grades 2-5) with consistent misarticulations on one to three phonemes participated in a self-monitoring program. Ss were taught to discriminate their own correct vs. incorrect articulations and then self-monitoring of correct responses was transferred to the children's natural environments. Data were collected by trained observers…

The study investigated selected articulation characteristics of 8- to 12-year-old children with severe hearing impairments and the relations between these characteristics and judged adequacy of spontaneous conversational speech. Correlational analyses suppport the usefulness of a single index such as that derived from a comprehensive articulation…

The case report describes the speech characteristics of an eight-year-old normally hearing but misarticulating boy and the therapy procedures used over a two-month period. Cooperation and motivation were maintained through the use of cued speech to correct misarticulation of /s/ and /z/ sounds. (Author)

A study involving 20 Afrikaans-speaking children with cerebral palsy found that recurrent otitis media in early childhood had a negative effect on articulation abilities of the 7 to 11-year-old children but that other factors such as intelligence also played a role. (JDD)

The acquisition of communicative competence is explored in a study of the emergence of functional use of language among early school-aged children. Cognitive communication strategies and language use in the context of early academic success or lack of success are discussed. Results are presented. (DF)

To investigate the use of a self-monitoring activity as a method of promoting generalization of a target speech sound to nontraining conditions, 40 children (grades 2-7) with articulation impairments (sound substitutions) attended individual or small group speech therapy sessions. Self-monitoring activity focused on the child recording correct…