Movement kinematics and speech accuracy in a nonword repetition task in school-age children who stutter.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2019.105916
Abstract: We investigated sensorimotor processes in school-age children who do (CWS) and do not stutter (CWNS) in a nonword repetition (NWR) task and evaluated changes in behavioral (percent speech accuracy) and speech kinematics measures (lip aperture… read more here.
Keywords: movement; nonword repetition; speech accuracy; age ... See more keywords
Are background variables good predictors of need for L2 assistance in school? Effects of age, L1, amount, and timing of exposure on Icelandic language and nonword repetition scores
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DOI: 10.1080/13670050.2017.1358695
Abstract: ABSTRACT In response to the recent sharp increase of L2 students in Reykjavik schools, allocation criteria for special L2 services were adopted that were based on length of residence and on whether children’s home language… read more here.
Keywords: age; amount timing; exposure; background variables ... See more keywords
Bilingual and monolingual children’s articulation rates during nonword repetition tasks
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DOI: 10.1177/1367006918781067
Abstract: Aims and objectives: We know little about how the rate of speaking develops in bilingual children. The purpose of the current investigation was to explore the second language (L2) articulation rate in Spanish-English bilingual kindergarten… read more here.
Keywords: articulation rates; articulation; bilingual children; nonword repetition ... See more keywords
Fractionating nonword repetition: The contributions of short-term memory and oromotor praxis are different
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178356
Abstract: The ability to reproduce novel words is a sensitive marker of language impairment across a variety of developmental disorders. Nonword repetition tasks are thought to reflect phonological short-term memory skills. Yet, when children hear and… read more here.
Keywords: oromotor praxis; nonword repetition; short term; memory ... See more keywords