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Temporal Relations within Repetitions of Preschool Children near the Onset of Stuttering: A Preliminary Report.
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Yairi, Ehud; Hall, Kelly Dailey – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1993
This study compared duration characteristics of single repetitions of single-syllable words in the speech of 15 preschool children near the onset of stuttering to those of 18 nonstuttering children. There appeared to be a tendency for repetitions of very early stutterers to be faster than repetitions of nonstuttering children. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Speech Acts, Speech Impairments, Speech Skills
Disfluent Speech Behavior of Preschool Children, High School Seniors, and Geriatric Persons
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Yairi, Ehud; Clifton, Noel F., Jr. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1972
Descriptors: Age Differences, Articulation (Speech), Exceptional Child Research, Incidence
The Early Months of Stuttering: A Developmental Study.
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Yairi, Ehud; And Others – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1993
Sixteen preschool subjects were evaluated within several weeks after stuttering onset and followed for six months. Findings showed a strong tendency for reduction in stuttering-like disfluencies, number of head/face movements, and parent and clinician severity ratings of stuttering. Several subjects, including severe cases, exhibited complete…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Early Identification, Handicap Identification, Longitudinal Studies