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Effect of Dialect on Identification and Severity of Speech Impairment in Indigenous Australian Children
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Toohill, Bethany J.; Mcleod, Sharynne; Mccormack, Jane – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2012
This study investigated the effect of dialectal difference on identification and rating of severity of speech impairment in children from Indigenous Australian backgrounds. The speech of 15 Indigenous Australian children identified by their parents/caregivers and teachers as having "difficulty talking and making speech sounds" was…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Dialects, Indigenous Populations, Suprasegmentals
The Contribution of Polysyllabic Words in Clinical Decision Making about Children's Speech
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James, Deborah G. H.; van Doorn, Jan; McLeod, Sharynne – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2008
Poor polysyllabic word (PSW) production seems to mark paediatric speech impairment as well as impairment in language, literacy and phonological processing. As impairment in these domains may only manifest in PSWs, PSW production may provide unique information that is often excluded from clinical decision making because insufficient PSWs are…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Phonology, Decision Making, Young Children
Acquisition of /S/ Clusters in English-Speaking Children with Phonological Disorders
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Yavas, Mehmet; McLeod, Sharynne – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2010
Two member onset consonant clusters with /s/ as the first member (#sC onsets) behave differently from other double onset consonant clusters in English. Phonological explanations of children's consonant cluster production have been posited to predict children's speech acquisition. The aim of this study was to consider the role of the Sonority…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Processing, Speech Communication, Phonemes
Parental Involvement in Speech Intervention: A National Survey
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Pappas, Nicole Watts; McLeod, Sharynne; McAllister, Lindy; McKinnon, David H. – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2008
A survey of 277 speech language pathologists (SLPs) investigated beliefs and practice regarding parents' involvement in service planning and delivery for children with speech impairment. Although the SLPs frequently involved parents in service delivery for speech intervention, parental involvement in service planning was less frequent. SLPs…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Speech Language Pathology
Typically Developing and Speech-Impaired Children's Adherence to the Sonority Hypothesis
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Wyllie-Smith, Lynelle; McLeod, Sharynne; Ball, Martin J. – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2006
During phonological development, children frequently produce consonant clusters as consonant singletons, a process commonly referred to as cluster reduction. The principles of sonority may provide a theoretical basis for explaining patterns of cluster reduction evident in children's speech. Two studies were conducted to investigate whether…
Descriptors: Phonemes, Speech Impairments, Acoustics, Phonology
Australian Adults' Production of /n/: An EPG Investigation
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McLeod, Sharynne – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2006
Images of tongue/palate contact for the nasal phoneme /n/ were created using the electropalatograph (EPG). Seven typical Australian adults with no history of hearing or communication difficulty produced syllables containing /n/ paired with five vowels. The majority of productions were symmetrical had contact with the alveolar ridge, and lateral…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Phonemes, Syllables