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Lescht, Erica; Venker, Courtney E.; McHaney, Jacie R.; Bohland, Jason W.; Hampton Wray, Amanda – Topics in Language Disorders, 2022
Language skills have long been posited to be a factor contributing to developmental stuttering. The current study aimed to evaluate whether novel word recognition, a critical skill for language development, differentiated children who stutter from children who do not stutter. Twenty children who stutter and 18 children who do not stutter, aged 3-8…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Young Children, Word Recognition, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension)
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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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Johnson, Kia N.; Conture, Edward G.; Walden, Tedra A. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2012
Purpose: This preliminary investigation assessed the attentional processes of preschool-age children who do (CWS) and do not stutter (CWNS) during Traditional cueing and Affect cueing tasks. Method: Participants consisted of 12 3- to 5-year-old CWS and the same number of CWNS (all boys). Both talker groups participated in two tasks of shifting and…
Descriptors: Visual Stimuli, Investigations, Attention Span, Self Control