Characteristics of Stuttering in Dysfluent Preschoolers
Stuttering is a speech disorder that can negatively affect a childs social, emotional and psychological well-being. Research has shown that the onset of stuttering tends to begin in the preschool years and may follow a divergent developmental course. Some children may recover form stuttering and others may continue to stutter (chronic). While characteristic speech patterns of stuttering have been discussed for older ages, there is a need to identify specific types of dysfluency among preschoolers. The purpose of this study is to identify specific types of dysfluent speech (stuttering) in three to five year olds. A total of seven children participated in this study. Each child was audiotaped while giving a conversational speech sample that exhibited verbal stuttering behaviors. The samples were transcribed and analyzed to determine the different types of stuttering produced by preschoolers.
School:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department:
N/A
Research Advisor:
Adele Proctor
Department of Research Advisor:
Speech and Hearing Science
Year of Publication:
2002