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Shahramnia MM, Ahmadi A, Saffariyan A, Kamali M, Mohamadi R. Speech sound production, speech intelligibility, and oral-motor outcomes of preterm children: Are they different from full term children? APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. CHILD 2023; 12:17-25. [PMID: 34967675 DOI: 10.1080/21622965.2021.2017940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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We studied the speech sound abilities of preterm (PT) children. Thirty-one PT and twenty-nine full term (FT) children were recruited. Speech abilities were assessed in single word, story retelling, oral-motor, and intelligibility. PT group had poorer outcomes (Mean = 25.77, SD = 17.19) than FT ones (Mean = 5.9, SD = 4.97) for single word (p < 0.001). They obtained poorer results (Mean = 9.65, SD = 7.85) than FT peers (Mean = 2.95, SD = 3.34) in story retelling (p = 0.002) and intelligibility (Man-Whitney U = 89.50, p = 0.02). They obtained lower values for diadochokesis/patuku/(p < 0.001), isolated (p = 0.001), and sequenced movements (p = 0.02) but not for diadochokesis/patukejk/(p = 0.12). Significant values of correlation were found among single word scores with birth weight (r = -.54, p < .001) and gestational age (r = -0.67, p < .001) and story retelling scores with birth weight (r = -0.40, p = .013) and gestational age (r = -0.64, p < .001). The associations of single word score and maternal (r = -0.02, p = .85) and paternal education (r = -0.10, p = .41) were not significant. No significant relationships were obtained between story retelling score and maternal (r = 0.16, p = .34) and paternal education (r = 0.09, p = .59). The significant values were obtained for associations of intelligibility with isolated (r = 0.54, p = .001), sequenced movements (r = 0.59, p < .001), and diadochokesis/patukejk/(r = 0.39, p = .016) but not significant for intelligibility and diadochokesis/patuku/(r = 0.25, p = .13). Findings implied that speech abilities are weaker in PT children.
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- Mohammad Moez Shahramnia
- Department of Speech and Language Pathology, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Speech Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Speech and Language Pathology, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Basic Sciences, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Speech and Language Pathology, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Sanchez K, Spittle AJ, Boyce JO, Leembruggen L, Mantelos A, Mills S, Mitchell N, Neil E, John MS, Treloar J, Morgan AT. Conversational Language in 3-Year-Old Children Born Very Preterm and at Term. JOURNAL OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING RESEARCH : JSLHR 2020; 63:206-215. [PMID: 31855605 PMCID: PMC7213482 DOI: 10.1044/2019_jslhr-19-00153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Purpose Language difficulties are prevalent among children born preterm. Existing studies have largely used standardized language tests, providing limited scope for detailed descriptive examination of preterm language. This study aimed to examine differences in conversational language between children born < 30 weeks and at term as well as correlations between language sample analysis (LSA) and a standardized language tool. Method Two hundred four 3-year-olds (103 born < 30 weeks, 101 born at term) recruited at birth provided a 10-min language sample and completed the Preschool Language Scales-Fifth Edition (I. Zimmerman, Steiner, & Pond, 2011). LSA was conducted using the Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts and Index of Productive Syntax. Group differences were analyzed using linear regression, and Pearson correlation coefficient (coef) was used to determine correlations between measures. Results Children born < 30 weeks scored lower than term-born peers on multiple metrics when controlled for confounding factors (sex, high social risk, multilingualism, and diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders), including mean length of utterance in morphemes (coef = -0.28, 95% confidence interval [CI] [-0.56, 0.01]) and words (coef = -0.29, 95% CI [-0.53, -0.05]), number of different word roots (coef = -10.04, 95% CI [-17.93, -2.14]), and Index of Productive Syntax sentence structures (coef = -1.81, 95% CI [-3.10, -0.52]). Other variables (e.g., number of utterances, number of nouns and adjectives) were not significantly different between groups. LSA and the Preschool Language Scales-Fifth Edition were at most moderately correlated (≤ .45). Conclusions Three-year-old children born preterm demonstrated poorer conversational language than children born at term, with some specific areas of deficit emerging. Furthermore, formal assessment and LSA appear to provide relatively distinct and yet complementary data to guide diagnostic and intervention decisions. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.11368073.
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- Katherine Sanchez
- Clinical Sciences, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Clinical Sciences, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- The Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Clinical Sciences, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Clinical Sciences, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Clinical Sciences, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Speech Pathology, the Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Souza ACFDSE, Casais-e-Silva LL, Sena EPD. The influence of prematurity on the development of phonological skills. REVISTA CEFAC 2019. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0216/201921413118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT Purpose: to check the use of phonological processes in preterm infants. Methods: phonological evaluation was performed through the ABFW Child Language Test in 40 children, aged two to four years, i.e., 20 preterm and 20 full-term children, matched according to age, gender and socioeconomic level. Preterm children were evaluated at the State Center for Prevention and Rehabilitation of People with Disabilities - CEPRED; full-term children were selected and evaluated in a municipal nursery in the city of Salvador, BA, Brazil. The pertinent statistical tests were applied adopting the level of significance lower than 0.05%. Results: in the phonology test, the number of productive phonological processes not expected for the chronological age was statistically significant in the preterm group, especially syllable reduction, consonantal harmony, velar backing and liquid reduction. The high prevalence of cluster reduction and final consonant deletion, though still compatible with chronological age, shows the need to follow up the language acquisition of these children, after the age of four. Conclusion: the results evidenced the difficulty found by preterm infants in the development of phonological skills, emphasizing the importance of early diagnosis and speech-language monitoring in language acquisition.
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Nóro LA, Mota HB. Relationship between mean length of utterance and vocabulary in children with typical language development. REVISTA CEFAC 2019. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0216/20192164419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT Purpose: to investigate the existence of a relationship between vocabulary and measures of mean length of utterance in children in their language development phase. Methods: the sample consisted of 72 children aged 2 to 4 years, 11 months and 29 days, 36 boys and 36 girls, with typical language development, evenly distributed into age groups, enrolled in kindergartens with the public school system, in Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. Videos of the spontaneous speech of each subject were made, and then, the analysis of the vocabulary and Mean Length of Utterance took place. Statistical analysis was performed using the Statistical Analysis System program, version 9.2 and Spearman correlation coefficient, with a significance level of p <0.05. Results: the influence of gender in the Mean Length of Utterance correlation and vocabulary was observed. There was a difference between the ages of 2 and 4 years. Conclusion: vocabulary development promotes mean length utterance, indicating positive correlation between gender and age range.
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