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Johnson, Pamela J.; And Others – 1991
This study examined word-finding ability, measured by accuracy and latency of response, in a group of eight preschool stutterers (mean age 4.2 years) and two groups of eight nonstutterers (mean age 4.4 years) matched according to age, gender, race, and receptive vocabulary. Results indicated that, as a group, preschool children who stutter and…
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Language Fluency, Language Skills, Language Tests
Download full textMarsh, Cheryl L.; Ryan, Bruce – 1990
This study analyzed overlap (or interruption behavior) in conversations between mothers and their stuttering children to determine how overlap relates to fluency. Subjects for the study, which is part of the Genesis of Stuttering Project, were 20 preschool stuttering children and their mothers. Three forms of overlap were examined: simultaneous…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Etiology, Interpersonal Communication, Language Fluency
