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Singer, Cara M.; Hessling, Alison; Kelly, Ellen M.; Singer, Lisa; Jones, Robin M. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this meta-analytic study was to identify clinical characteristics, defined as child factors that can be assessed by a speech-language pathologist as part of a routine speech-language evaluation that may differentiate children who persist in stuttering from children who eventually recover from stuttering. Clinical…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Stuttering, Individual Characteristics, Age Differences
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McKinnon, David H.; McLeod, Sharynne; Reilly, Sheena – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2007
Purpose: The aims of this study were threefold: to report teachers' estimates of the prevalence of speech disorders (specifically, stuttering, voice, and speech-sound disorders); to consider correspondence between the prevalence of speech disorders and gender, grade level, and socioeconomic status; and to describe the level of support provided to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Incidence, Voice Disorders, Stuttering
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Craig, Ashley; Hancock, Karen; Tran, Yvonne; Craig, Magali; Peters, Karen – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2002
Telephone interviews with families (n=4,689) in New South Wales, Australia, found the prevalence of stuttering in the overall population was 0.72% with highest rates in children (1.4) and lowest in adolescents (0.53%). Male to female ratios were 2.3:1 overall. Incidence estimates ranged from 2.1% in adults to 3.4% in older children. The…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries