Effect of Dialect on the Determination of Speech-Reception Thresholds in Spanish-Speaking Children.

Schneider, Bonnie Sue

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ERIC Number: EJ447246

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Effect of Dialect on the Determination of Speech-Reception Thresholds in Spanish-Speaking Children.

Schneider, Bonnie Sue

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, v23 n2 p159-62 Apr 1992

Word lists spoken in Castillian, Caribbean, and Mexican dialects were compared to identify speech reception thresholds in 12 Spanish-speaking, Puerto Rican children (ages 6-7). No statistically significant differences were found among the dialects. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Handicap Identification, Hearing Impairments, Limited English Speaking, Primary Education, Puerto Ricans, Regional Dialects, Screening Tests, Spanish, Spanish Speaking, Speech Handicaps, Student Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers

Language: English

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