Journal article
Maximum repetition rate in a large cross-sectional sample of typically developing Dutch-speaking children
International journal of speech language pathology, Vol.23(5), pp.508-518
09/03/2021
DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2020.1865458
PMID: 33605173
Abstract
Purpose: The current study aims to provide normative data for the maximum repetition rate (MRR) development of Dutch-speaking children based on a large cross-sectional study using a standardised protocol.
Method: A group of 1014 typically developing children aged 3;0 to 6;11 years performed the MRR task of the Computer Articulation Instrument (CAI). The number of syllables per second was calculated for mono-, bi-, and trisyllabic sequences (MRR-pa, MRR-ta, MRR-ka, MRR-pata, MRR-taka, MRR-pataka). A two-way mixed ANOVA was conducted to compare the effects of age and gender on MRR scores in different MRR sequences.
Result: The data analysis showed that overall MRR scores were affected by age group, gender and MRR sequence. For all MRR sequences the MRR increased significantly with age. MRR-pa was the fastest sequence, followed by respectively MRR-ta, MRR-pata, MRR-taka, MRR-ka and MRR-pataka. Overall MRR scores were higher for boys than for girls, for all MRR sequences.
Conclusion: This study presents normative data of MRR of Dutch-speaking children aged 3;0 to 6;11 years. These norms might be useful in clinical practice to differentiate children with speech sound disorders from typically developing children. More research on this topic is necessary. It is also suggested to collect normative data for other individual languages, using the same protocol.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Maximum repetition rate in a large cross-sectional sample of typically developing Dutch-speaking children
- Creators
- Leenke van Haaften - Radboud University NijmegenSanne Diepeveen - Radboud University NijmegenHayo Terband - Utrecht UniversityBert De Swart - HAN University of Applied SciencesLenie Van Den Engel-Hoek - Radboud University NijmegenBen Maassen - University of Groningen
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of speech language pathology, Vol.23(5), pp.508-518
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- DOI
- 10.1080/17549507.2020.1865458
- PMID
- 33605173
- ISSN
- 1754-9507
- eISSN
- 1754-9515
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/03/2021
- Academic Unit
- Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Record Identifier
- 9984258744202771
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