Evaluation of Diadochokinesis in Greek Preschoolers with Speech Sound Disorders Using a Diadochokinetic Rates Protocol

Autor/inn/en	Tafiadis, Dionysios; Zarokanellou, Vasiliki; Voniati, Louiza; Prentza, Alexandra; Drosos, Konstantinos; Papadopoulos, Angelos; Ziavra, Nafsika
Titel	Evaluation of Diadochokinesis in Greek Preschoolers with Speech Sound Disorders Using a Diadochokinetic Rates Protocol
Quelle	In: Communication Disorders Quarterly, 43 (2022) 3, S.172-181 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1525-7401
DOI	10.1177/15257401211017065
Schlagwörter	Preschool Children; Speech Impairments; Greek; Cutting Scores; Diagnostic Tests; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Task Analysis; Classification; Phonology; Auditory Discrimination; Predictor Variables; Foreign Countries; Psychomotor Skills; Vowels; Phonemes; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Speech impairment; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Language handicps; Language impairments; Sprachbehinderung; Grieche; Griechisch; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Aufgabenanalyse; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Fonologie; Prädiktor; Ausland; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Fonem; Griechenland
Abstract	The study aimed at evaluating the diadochokinetic (DDK) skills of Greek-speaking preschool children with phonological disorder (PD) by means of a structured evaluation protocol and at proposing cut-off points for children at risk of speech impairment. The participants were 36 children with PD and 60 typically developing (TD) peers. The groups were matched on age and gender. The PD group performed significantly slower than the TD group in all speech DDK tasks but not in the oral-motor tasks. The ROC analysis showed a statistically significant positive discrimination for all speech tasks. The internal consistency of the protocol was excellent (Cronbach's [alpha] = 0.844), while complex stimuli showed a better discriminatory ability. The obtained results agree with Dodd's classification for speech sound disorders (SSDs). Different types of speech stimuli must be included in the evaluation of DDK performance as a clinical predictor for preschoolers with SSDs who face difficulties in speech maturation. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01