The Relationship Between Speech Perception, Speech Production, and Vocabulary Abilities in Children: Insights From By-Group and Continuous Analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between speech perception, speech production, and vocabulary abilities in children with and without speech sound disorders (SSDs), analyzing the data both by group and continuously.

Method

Sixty-one Australian English-speaking children aged 48-69 months participated in this study. Children's speech production abilities ranged along the continuum from SSDs through to typical speech. Their vocabulary abilities ranged along the continuum from typical to above average ("lexically precocious"). Children completed routine speech and language assessments in addition to an experimental Australian English lexical and phonetic judgment task.

Results

When analyzing data by group, there was no significant differenc

SUBMITTER: Hearnshaw S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10715842 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature