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- Title
Assessment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech: A Review/Tutorial of Objective Measurement Techniques.
- Authors
Terband, Hayo; Namasivayam, Aravind; Maas, Edwin; van Brenk, Frits; Mailend, Marja-Liisa; Diepeveen, Sanne; van Lieshout, Pascal; Maassen, Ben
- Abstract
Background With respect to the clinical criteria for diagnosing childhood apraxia of speech (commonly defined as a disorder of speech motor planning and/or programming), research has made important progress in recent years. Three segmental and suprasegmental speech characteristics-error inconsistency, lengthened and disrupted coarticulation, and inappropriate prosody-have gained wide acceptance in the literature for purposes of participant selection. However, little research has sought to empirically test the diagnostic validity of these features. One major obstacle to such empirical study is the fact that none of these features is stated in operationalized terms. Purpose This tutorial provides a structured overview of perceptual, acoustic, and articulatory measurement procedures that have been used or could be used to operationalize and assess these 3 core characteristics. Methodological details are reviewed for each procedure, along with a short overview of research results reported in the literature. Conclusion The 3 types of measurement procedures should be seen as complementary. Some characteristics are better suited to be described at the perceptual level (especially phonemic errors and prosody), others at the acoustic level (especially phonetic distortions, coarticulation, and prosody), and still others at the kinematic level (especially coarticulation, stability, and gestural coordination). The type of data collected determines, to a large extent, the interpretation that can be given regarding the underlying deficit. Comprehensive studies are needed that include more than 1 diagnostic feature and more than 1 type of measurement procedure.
- Publication
Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR, 2019, Vol 62, Issue 8S, p2999
- ISSN
1558-9102
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1044/2019_JSLHR-S-CSMC7-19-0214