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D E Finnegan

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PubMed1984

Maximum phonation time for children with normal voices.

Maximum phonation time (MPT) data were collected for 286 male and female children between the ages 3-6 and 17-11. Subjects sustained phonation of the vowel/a/for 14 consecutive trials. The influence of sex, age, and multiple trials on MPT was studied. The group mean MPT for the male subjects was significantly longer than for the female subjects. Generally, phonation time increased with age for both sexes. A definite monotonic increase in length of sustained phonation was not apparent across all age levels. Optimum MPT performance can be enhanced by using repeated trials, and by providing visual feedback and encouragement regarding depth of inhalation, verbal instructions and encouragement regarding increased phonation time, and visual feedback regarding length of sustained phonation prior to and during each trial. The large intra- and intersubject variability in MPT performance reported in this study prevents valid individual-group mean MPT comparisons. A more discriminatory clinical interpretation of MPT is necessary.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1982

General and special educators' basic information and experience with cleft palate.

Two hundred and sixteen general and special educators completed a 25-item questionnaire which was designed to assess their knowledge of and experience with children with cleft palate. Special educators were found to be better informed and had more experience with these children than general educators. Both groups of educators, however, were deficient in basic information regarding cleft palate and associated problems, and acknowledged limited academic and classroom experience with this population. Yearly continuing education programs are essential for educators, because they are important members of the cleft palate child's habilitation team.

Cleft Palate↗
PubMed1979

Receptive phoneme sequencing knowledge of kindergarten and elementary school age children.

A new instrument was devised to investigate receptive phoneme-sequencing knowledge of a group of normally articulating children of kindergarten and elementary school age. Phoneme sequences, in the initial or final position of monosyllabic nonsense syllables that either adhered to or violated the phoneme-sequencing rules of American English, were tested. Older children correctly identified significantly more phoneme sequences than younger children. All children correctly identified significantly more impossible phoneme sequences than possible sequence items. Children did not abstract and internalize the rules for sequencing phonemes on a level comparable with that for adults until the ninth or tenth year of life. Decision-making strategies used by children to identify phoneme sequences were discussed.

Age Factors↗