The Mean Length of Utterance in Narratives of Children with Williams Syndrome and Typically Developing Children
Location
CSU
Student's Major
Speech, Hearing, and Rehabilitation Services
Student's College
Allied Health and Nursing
Mentor's Name
Patricia Hargrove
Mentor's Department
Speech, Hearing, and Rehabilitation Services
Mentor's College
Allied Health and Nursing
Description
Williams Syndrome is a genetic birth defect affecting 1 in 20,000 live births. Persons with Williams Syndrome share common facial features, heart conditions, and language abilities. Research was conducted to compare the mean length of utterance in morphemes and in words in narratives (stories)- of children with Williams Syndrome and those of typically developing peers. The subjects involved in the research study were six children from each group matched according to linguistic capabilities. Two different transcribers transcribed an audio taped language sample with the differences reconciled by a third evaluator. The data were entered into the computerized Systematic Analysis of Language Transcription known as SALT. According to the Marm-Whitney U test, results indicated no significant differences in the mean length of utterance of morphemes or words.
The Mean Length of Utterance in Narratives of Children with Williams Syndrome and Typically Developing Children
CSU
Williams Syndrome is a genetic birth defect affecting 1 in 20,000 live births. Persons with Williams Syndrome share common facial features, heart conditions, and language abilities. Research was conducted to compare the mean length of utterance in morphemes and in words in narratives (stories)- of children with Williams Syndrome and those of typically developing peers. The subjects involved in the research study were six children from each group matched according to linguistic capabilities. Two different transcribers transcribed an audio taped language sample with the differences reconciled by a third evaluator. The data were entered into the computerized Systematic Analysis of Language Transcription known as SALT. According to the Marm-Whitney U test, results indicated no significant differences in the mean length of utterance of morphemes or words.
