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Ratusnik, David L.; And Others – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1979
Multivariate analyses revealed that dysfluency did not vary as a function of race, social status background, or sex. In addition, the relative contribution of specific types of dysfluency to total dysfluency was virtually identical in each sociocultural group. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Blacks, Exceptional Child Research, Preschool Education, Racial Differences
Bentley, Pat – 1988
Following a literature review on speech and language development of twins, case studies are presented of six sets of identical twins screened for entrance into kindergarten. Five sets of the twins and one boy from the sixth set failed to pass the screening test, particularly the speech and language section, and were referred for therapy to correct…
Descriptors: Articulation Impairments, Developmental Stages, Kindergarten, Language Acquisition
Cooper, Eugene B. – 1979
Designed for parents of children who stutter, the booklet is intended to help alleviate fears and give suggestions in planning a treatment program (when necessary). Stuttering is the popular term for fluency problems involving repeating or prolonging an unusual number of sounds or hesitating for an abnormally long period of time between sounds.…
Descriptors: Coordination, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Psychological Needs
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Brady, William A.; Hall, Donald Elliott – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1976
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Incidence
Hull, Forrest M. – 1969
Preliminary to a survey of a national sample of 40,000 subjects intended to estimate prevalence of speech and hearing disorders in the United States public school population, a mobile unit collected data on a pilot sample of subjects in grades 1 through 12. Speech testing of 6,290 subjects indicated about 85% had articulation which did not deviate…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Articulation Impairments, Articulation (Speech), Auditory Evaluation