Newmeyer Amy J, Grether Sandra, Grasha Carol, White Jaye, Akers Rachel, Aylward Christa, Ishikawa Keiko, Degrauw Ton
Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA.
Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2007 Sep;46(7):604-11. doi: 10.1177/0009922807299545. Epub 2007 May 23.
Preschool-aged children with speech-sound disorders may be at risk for associated deficits in fine motor function. The objectives of this study were 2-fold: (1) to determine whether abnormalities in fine motor function could be detected in 2- to 5-year-old children with speech-sound disorders and (2) to determine whether there was a correlation between abnormal oral-motor imitation skills and abnormal fine motor function. Thirty-two children with speech-sound disorders (6 female, 26 male) were prospectively evaluated from July 2003 to July 2005, and the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales and the Kaufman Speech Praxis Test for Children were administered. The presence of abnormal oral-motor imitation skills as measured by the Kaufman Speech Praxis Test was associated with below-average fine motor performance. This finding has important implications for evaluation and treatment of preschool children with severe speech-sound disorders.
患有语音障碍的学龄前儿童可能存在精细运动功能相关缺陷的风险。本研究的目的有两个：（1）确定在2至5岁患有语音障碍的儿童中是否能检测到精细运动功能异常；（2）确定异常的口部运动模仿技能与异常的精细运动功能之间是否存在相关性。2003年7月至2005年7月，对32名患有语音障碍的儿童（6名女性，26名男性）进行了前瞻性评估，并进行了皮博迪发育运动量表和考夫曼儿童言语 Praxis 测试。考夫曼儿童言语 Praxis 测试所测量的异常口部运动模仿技能的存在与低于平均水平的精细运动表现相关。这一发现对重度语音障碍学龄前儿童的评估和治疗具有重要意义。
