Rachel L. Wellman|Barbara Lewis|Lisa Freebairn|Allison A. Avrich|Amy J. Hansen|Catherine M. Stein
Narrative Ability of Children With Speech Sound Disorders and the Prediction of Later Literacy Skills
Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center|Google (United States)|Case Western Reserve University|Google (United States)|Case Western Reserve University|Google (United States)|Case Western Reserve University|Google (United States)|Case Western Reserve University|Google (United States)|Case Western Reserve University|Google (United States)
purpose main purpose study examine children isolated speech sound disorders ssds n 20 children combined ssds language impairment li n 20 typically developing children n 20 ages 33 yearsmonths 66 differ narrative ability second purpose determine early narrative ability predicts schoolage 812 years literacy skills method study employed longitudinal cohort design children completed narrative retelling task formal literacy instruction began narratives analyzed compared group differences performance early narratives used predict childrens reading decoding reading comprehension written language ability school age results significant group differences found childrens ability answer questions story b use story grammars c number correct irrelevant utterances regression analysis demonstrated measures story structure accuracy best predictors decoding real words reading comprehension written language measures syntax lexical diversity best predictors decoding nonsense words conclusion combined ssds li isolated ssds impact childs narrative abilities narrative retelling useful task predicting children may risk later literacy problems