Sequencing Deficits and Phonological Speech Errors, but Not Articulation Errors, Predict Later Literacy Skills
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| Title: | Sequencing Deficits and Phonological Speech Errors, but Not Articulation Errors, Predict Later Literacy Skills |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Boada, Katheryn L. (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. Jun 2022 65(6):2081-2097. |
| Availability: | American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. 2200 Research Blvd #250, Rockville, MD 20850. Tel: 301-296-5700; Fax: 301-296-8580; e-mail: slhr@asha.org; Web site: http://jslhr.pubs.asha.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | National Institutes of Health (NIH) (DHHS) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH) |
| Contract Number: | UL1TR002535m HD049027 MH38820 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Speech Impairments, Language Impairments, Articulation Impairments, Phonological Awareness, Children, Age Differences, Language Skills, Error Patterns, Predictor Variables, Literacy, Correlation, Reading Difficulties, Socioeconomic Status |
| Geographic Terms: | Colorado (Denver) |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Hollingshead Social Economic Status Measures, Test of Language Development, Gray Oral Reading Test, Wechsler Individual Achievement Test |
| DOI: | 10.1044/2022_JSLHR-21-00241 |
| ISSN: | 1092-4388 1558-9102 |
| Abstract: | Purpose: Speech sound disorder (SSD) in conjunction with a language disorder has been associated with poor literacy acquisition; however, no study has evaluated whether articulation, phonological, or sequencing skills are differentially related to reading skills. Therefore, this study examined the relationship between speech error types at ages 5-6 years and literacy at ages 7-9 years. Phonological errors were hypothesized to predict phonological awareness (PA) and literacy even while accounting for other speech error types and language skills. Method: One hundred twenty-three children, 86 with a history of speech impairment, completed a battery of speech, language, and literacy tests at ages 5-6 years and again at ages 7-9 years. Speech production at ages 5-6 years was analyzed, and indices of articulation errors, phonological errors, and sequencing deficits were obtained. The relationships of these error types to concurrent language and preliteracy skills and to later literacy outcomes were assessed. Results: As expected, phonological, but not articulation, errors at ages 5-6 years predicted concurrent PA and letter knowledge, as well as literacy at ages 7-9 years, even while accounting for language skills. Surprisingly, of all the error types, sequencing deficits showed the strongest relationship with PA (ages 5-6 years) and literacy (ages 7-9 years). Conclusions: These results suggest that some components of SSD uniquely predict preliteracy and literacy skills, even when controlling for language ability. Future investigations should examine further the association between sequencing deficits and literacy skills, test whether observed relationships hold at younger ages, and evaluate the efficacy of integrating literacy interventions into speech therapy to reduce later reading difficulties. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2022 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1347977 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Purpose: Speech sound disorder (SSD) in conjunction with a language disorder has been associated with poor literacy acquisition; however, no study has evaluated whether articulation, phonological, or sequencing skills are differentially related to reading skills. Therefore, this study examined the relationship between speech error types at ages 5-6 years and literacy at ages 7-9 years. Phonological errors were hypothesized to predict phonological awareness (PA) and literacy even while accounting for other speech error types and language skills. Method: One hundred twenty-three children, 86 with a history of speech impairment, completed a battery of speech, language, and literacy tests at ages 5-6 years and again at ages 7-9 years. Speech production at ages 5-6 years was analyzed, and indices of articulation errors, phonological errors, and sequencing deficits were obtained. The relationships of these error types to concurrent language and preliteracy skills and to later literacy outcomes were assessed. Results: As expected, phonological, but not articulation, errors at ages 5-6 years predicted concurrent PA and letter knowledge, as well as literacy at ages 7-9 years, even while accounting for language skills. Surprisingly, of all the error types, sequencing deficits showed the strongest relationship with PA (ages 5-6 years) and literacy (ages 7-9 years). Conclusions: These results suggest that some components of SSD uniquely predict preliteracy and literacy skills, even when controlling for language ability. Future investigations should examine further the association between sequencing deficits and literacy skills, test whether observed relationships hold at younger ages, and evaluate the efficacy of integrating literacy interventions into speech therapy to reduce later reading difficulties. |
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| ISSN: | 1092-4388 1558-9102 |
| DOI: | 10.1044/2022_JSLHR-21-00241 |
