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The Nature of the Relationship of Speech and Language Impairment and Speed of Processing Time

Letsky, Sarah Michelle
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1270086733

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2010, Master of Arts, Case Western Reserve University, Communication Sciences.
Purpose: Studies have shown that children with language impairment (LI) have slower speed of processing times in a variety of modalities than children with typical language abilities. However, no studies to date have examined speed of processing in children with speech sound disorders (SSD). This study’s first aim is to examine how severity of language impairments in children is related to speed of processing time. The second aim is to determine if there are significant differences between groups on a variety of speed of processing measures. Method: 60 children ages 3.6-6.9 were studied across three groups; LI and SSD, SSD-only, and a control group. These groups were compared through various domains of speed of processing including visual, verbal, and auditory measures. Results: Language scores were correlated with the visual measure (p=.025), and approached a significant correlation with the verbal measure (p=.054). In comparing groups across measures of speed of processing, significant differences were found between the SSD and LI group and SSD only group on the visual measure, p=.03, and differences approached significance between the SSD and LI group and control group on the verbal measure, p=.081 . Conclusion: These results suggest that there may not be a direct relationship between severity of language impairment and speed of processing. Also, slower speed of processing time was found in the language impaired group in two of the measures (visual and verbal). This supports previous research that processing time in children with LI is slower across modalities.
Barbara Lewis, PhD (Committee Chair)
Angela H. Ciccia, PhD (Committee Member)
Kathryn McNeal, MS (Committee Member)
43 p.
Language; Speech Therapy
speed of processing time; speech sound disorders; language impairment

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  • Letsky, S. M. (2010). The Nature of the Relationship of Speech and Language Impairment and Speed of Processing Time [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1270086733

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Letsky, Sarah. The Nature of the Relationship of Speech and Language Impairment and Speed of Processing Time. 2010. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1270086733.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Letsky, Sarah. "The Nature of the Relationship of Speech and Language Impairment and Speed of Processing Time." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1270086733

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