NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Evaluation of Diadochokinesis in Greek Preschoolers with Speech Sound Disorders Using a Diadochokinetic Rates Protocol
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Tafiadis, Dionysios; Zarokanellou, Vasiliki; Voniati, Louiza; Prentza, Alexandra; Drosos, Konstantinos; Papadopoulos, Angelos; Ziavra, Nafsika – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2022
The study aimed at evaluating the diadochokinetic (DDK) skills of Greek-speaking preschool children with phonological disorder (PD) by means of a structured evaluation protocol and at proposing cut-off points for children at risk of speech impairment. The participants were 36 children with PD and 60 typically developing (TD) peers. The groups were…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Speech Impairments, Greek, Cutting Scores
The Case for Morphophonological Intervention: Evidence from a Greek-Speaking Child with Speech Difficulties
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Geronikou, Eleftheria; Vance, Maggie; Wells, Bill; Thomson, Jenny – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2019
Intervention with children with speech and language difficulties has been proven beneficial compared with no treatment yet, knowing what type of intervention to provide remains a challenge. Studies of English-speaking children indicate that intervention targeting the production of morphological targets may have a positive effect on phonological…
Descriptors: Greek, Males, Speech Impairments, Intervention
Psycholinguistic Profiling Reveals Underlying Impairments for Greek Children with Speech Disorders
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Geronikou, Eleftheria; Rees, Rachel – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2016
This study investigated the possibility that similar speech error patterns in children may arise from different patterns of underlying speech processing difficulties. Four Greek children (aged 4;7-5;6 years) with similar speech output difficulties were assessed with a range of experimental tasks with phonologically matched items in order to…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Greek, Speech Skills, Experimental Groups