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Kok, E. Ching Eugena; To, Carol K. S. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2019
Background: This study evaluated the validity of the Intelligibility in Context Scale--Traditional Chinese (ICS-TC) and explored its potential as a screening tool for speech sound disorder (SSD) in Cantonese-speaking children in Hong Kong. Method: The parents of 789 Cantonese-speaking children aged between 2;4 (years;months) and 6;9 completed the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Screening Tests, Speech Impairments, Sino Tibetan Languages
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To, Carol K. S.; Cheung, Pamela S. P.; McLeod, Sharynne – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2013
This study modeled the associations between extrinsic demographic factors and children's speech acquisition in Hong Kong Cantonese. The speech of 937 Cantonese-speaking children aged 2;4 to 6;7 in Hong Kong was assessed using a standardized speech test. Demographic information regarding household income, paternal education, maternal education,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sino Tibetan Languages, Speech Skills, Speech Communication
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To, Carol K. S.; Law, Thomas; Li, Xin-xin – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2012
Background: Multilingualism can bring about various positive outcomes to typically developing children. Its effect on children with language difficulties is not yet clear. Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of multilingual learning as a medium of instruction (MOI) on first language (L1) acquisition of children with language…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Interaction, Speech Communication, Multilingualism