Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of children with Childhood
Apraxia of Speech (CAS), children with an Articulation Disorder (AD), and children with typical
development (TD) on both speech and music tasks. More specifically, this research investigated
acoustic parameters and motor performance in 12 children ages five to ten years old across these
tasks. The specific acoustic parameters that were analyzed were fundamental frequency, average
intensity, and the specific motor performance feature analyzed was timing accuracy. No
differences among children with CAS, AD, and TD with acoustical features. However, there
were differences among children with CAS, AD, and TD with Percentage of Consonants Correct
(PCC) and Percentage of Intelligibility (PI). Additionally, there was not motor differences in
timing accuracy among the children with CAS, AD, and TD.
Advisor
Furey, Joan
Department
Communication Studies
Recommended Citation
Rapundalo, Allison, "Are Speech And Singing Equivalent?: The Performance Of Childhood Apraxia Of Speech, Articulation Disorders, And Typical Development On Speech And Musical Tasks" (2015). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 6747.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/6747
Disciplines
Communication Sciences and Disorders | Medicine and Health Sciences | Speech Pathology and Audiology
Keywords
Childhood Apraxia of speech, acoustic, motor performance
Publication Date
2015
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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