Sturm Jennifer A, Seery Carol H
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Communication Sciences & Disorders Department, P.O. Box 413, Enderis Hall 873, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413, USA.
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch. 2007 Jan;38(1):47-59. doi: 10.1044/0161-1461(2007/005).
This study provides preliminary reference data for speech and articulatory rates of school-age children in conversational and narrative speaking contexts.
Participants included 36 typically developing children in 3 groups of 12 participants at ages 7, 9, and 11 years. Conversational and narrative speech rates were measured in words per minute, syllables per minute, and syllables per second.
Speaking rates increased with age between ages 7 and 9, but rates were similar between ages 9 and 11. Between contexts, only the words per minute measure was significantly higher (faster) in narrative than in conversation.
These results are important to the assessment, treatment, and management of children with communication disorders in clinical or school settings.
本研究为学龄儿童在对话和叙事语境中的言语及发音速率提供初步参考数据。
参与者包括36名发育正常的儿童,分为3组,每组12名,年龄分别为7岁、9岁和11岁。通过每分钟单词数、每分钟音节数和每秒音节数来测量对话和叙事的言语速率。
7至9岁之间,言语速率随年龄增长而增加,但9至11岁之间的速率相似。在不同语境之间,只有每分钟单词数这一指标在叙事中显著高于(更快)对话。
这些结果对于临床或学校环境中沟通障碍儿童的评估、治疗和管理具有重要意义。