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Relationship between two nontraditional procedures for assessing speech-sound discrimination.

N G Bountress1, J C Sever, J T Williams

  • 1Child Study Center, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529-0136.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|October 1, 1989
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This study investigated alternative methods for assessing speech-sound discrimination in children. The goal was to see if new approaches could reliably measure a child's ability to distinguish between English speech sounds.

Area of Science:

  • Speech-language pathology
  • Child development
  • Educational psychology

Background:

  • Speech-sound discrimination tests are crucial for identifying articulation errors in children.
  • Concerns regarding the reliability and validity of traditional speech-sound discrimination tests have been raised over the past decade.
  • Accurate assessment is vital for educators and speech-language pathologists to determine the root causes of articulation difficulties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate two alternative methods for assessing speech-sound discrimination in school-aged children.
  • To determine if these alternative assessment methods yield comparable results to traditional approaches.
  • To address the identified limitations in the reliability and validity of existing speech-sound discrimination tests.

Main Methods:

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  • The study involved a school-aged population.
  • Two novel methods for assessing speech-sound discrimination were employed.
  • Response patterns elicited by the alternative methods were analyzed.

Main Results:

  • The study examined the responses elicited by the two alternative assessment methods.
  • Data was collected to compare the effectiveness of the new methods.
  • Analysis focused on determining the similarity of responses between the methods.

Conclusions:

  • The findings will inform the selection of more reliable and valid tools for speech-sound discrimination assessment.
  • This research aims to improve diagnostic accuracy for children with potential articulation disorders.
  • The study contributes to the ongoing efforts to refine speech-sound discrimination testing in educational and clinical settings.