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Jones, Robin M.; Walden, Tedra A.; Conture, Edward G.; Erdemir, Aysu; Lambert, Warren E.; Porges, Stephen W. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2017
Purpose: This study sought to determine whether respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) and executive functions are associated with stuttered speech disfluencies of young children who do (CWS) and do not stutter (CWNS). Method: Thirty-six young CWS and 36 CWNS were exposed to neutral, negative, and positive emotion-inducing video clips, followed by…
Descriptors: Young Children, Executive Function, Physiology, Speech Impairments
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Prins, David – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1999
This letter to the editor comments on a 1998 article by J. S. Yaruss which proposed that classification of stuttering be adopted to foster improvement in basic understanding. The article is critiqued as failing to recognize the two major components of a stuttering event and for the author's definitions of impairment and disability as applied to…
Descriptors: Classification, Definitions, Disabilities, Speech Acts
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Yairi, Ehud; Hall, Kelly Dailey – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1993
This study compared duration characteristics of single repetitions of single-syllable words in the speech of 15 preschool children near the onset of stuttering to those of 18 nonstuttering children. There appeared to be a tendency for repetitions of very early stutterers to be faster than repetitions of nonstuttering children. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Speech Acts, Speech Impairments, Speech Skills
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LaSalle, Lisa R.; Conture, Edward G. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1995
This study examined speech disfluency clusters in the speech of 60 3- to 6-year-old children, half of whom stuttered. Results indicated that the children who stuttered produced significantly more "stuttering-stuttering" clusters and significantly more "stuttering-repair" clusters, whereas nonstutterers never produced "stuttering-stuttering"…
Descriptors: Speech Acts, Speech Habits, Speech Impairments, Speech Skills
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Paden, Elaine Pagel; Ambrose, Nicoline Grinager; Yairi, Ehud – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2002
This study evaluated recorded performances of 84 children of whom 22 had persistent stuttering. Although initially the persistent stuttering group had significantly poorer phonological skills, assessment after 1 and 2 years found no differences indicating faster phonological improvement for the persistent stuttering group. Results raise questions…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Longitudinal Studies, Phonology, Speech Acts
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Cardell, Elizabeth – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2003
This review of "Foundations of Stuttering" by Marcel Wingate stresses the book's focus on debunking prevailing myths about stuttering and presenting evidence that supports stuttering as a disorder of speech control. The book is recommended for professionals interested in the field, especially speech pathologists or others with a background in…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Elementary Secondary Education, Psycholinguistics, Speech Acts