View in EDS PDF Full Text

Speech Error Subtypes and Their Association With Phonological Awareness in School-Aged Children and Young Adults.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Speech Error Subtypes and Their Association With Phonological Awareness in School-Aged Children and Young Adults.
Authors: Caballero, Nicole F.1 nfcaball@syr.edu, McNamara, Kerry A.1, Benway, Nina R.2, Wang, Qiu1, Preston, Jonathan L.1
Source: Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research. Mar2026, Vol. 69 Issue 3, p944-960. 17p.
Subject Terms: *Communicative competence, *Retrospective studies, *Speech evaluation, *Speech disorders, *Speech perception, *Factor analysis, *Phonology, Research funding, Speech disorders in adolescence, Multiple regression analysis, Age distribution, Descriptive statistics, Chi-squared test, Medical records, Acquisition of data, Statistics, Data analysis software, Speech disorders in children
Abstract: Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between perceptual clinical speech features and phonological awareness (PA) skills in school-aged children and young adults with persistent speech sound disorder (SSD). Method: This study retrospectively analyzed data from 103 individuals aged 7-24 years with persistent SSDs. Speech samples were narrowly transcribed and used to calculate the presence of several clinical speech features. Participants' scores for each speech feature were converted to z scores and entered as variables into an exploratory factor analysis. A multiple regression analysis was conducted to assess the relationship between the factors and PA skills, as measured by the Phonological Awareness subtests of the Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing-Second Edition. Results: The exploratory factor analysis supported a two-factor model: Factor 1 (motor speech-related errors) and Factor 2 (phonological errors). When controlling for age, phonological errors significantly predicted PA skills, while motor speech-related errors and distortions did not uniquely contribute to the variance in PA. The model capturing motor speech errors and phonological errors explained 37.7% of the variance in PA. Conclusions: Persistent phonological errors are strong predictors of PA, highlighting their continued impact on literacy-related skills in school-aged children and young adults with SSD. These results reinforce the importance of addressing phonological errors in clinical assessments and interventions in this population. Further research is needed to explore other factors that contribute to PA and literacy outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Copyright of Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research is the property of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Database: Education Research Complete
FullText Links:
  – Type: pdflink
Text:
  Availability: 0
Header DbId: ehh
DbLabel: Education Research Complete
An: 192310458
AccessLevel: 6
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Speech Error Subtypes and Their Association With Phonological Awareness in School-Aged Children and Young Adults.
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Caballero%2C+Nicole+F%2E%22">Caballero, Nicole F.</searchLink><relatesTo>1</relatesTo><i> nfcaball@syr.edu</i><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22McNamara%2C+Kerry+A%2E%22">McNamara, Kerry A.</searchLink><relatesTo>1</relatesTo><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Benway%2C+Nina+R%2E%22">Benway, Nina R.</searchLink><relatesTo>2</relatesTo><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Wang%2C+Qiu%22">Wang, Qiu</searchLink><relatesTo>1</relatesTo><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Preston%2C+Jonathan+L%2E%22">Preston, Jonathan L.</searchLink><relatesTo>1</relatesTo>
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="JN" term="%22Journal+of+Speech%2C+Language+%26+Hearing+Research%22">Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research</searchLink>. Mar2026, Vol. 69 Issue 3, p944-960. 17p.
– Name: Subject
  Label: Subject Terms
  Group: Su
  Data: *<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Communicative+competence%22">Communicative competence</searchLink><br />*<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Retrospective+studies%22">Retrospective studies</searchLink><br />*<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Speech+evaluation%22">Speech evaluation</searchLink><br />*<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Speech+disorders%22">Speech disorders</searchLink><br />*<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Speech+perception%22">Speech perception</searchLink><br />*<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Factor+analysis%22">Factor analysis</searchLink><br />*<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Phonology%22">Phonology</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Research+funding%22">Research funding</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Speech+disorders+in+adolescence%22">Speech disorders in adolescence</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Multiple+regression+analysis%22">Multiple regression analysis</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Age+distribution%22">Age distribution</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Descriptive+statistics%22">Descriptive statistics</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Chi-squared+test%22">Chi-squared test</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Medical+records%22">Medical records</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Acquisition+of+data%22">Acquisition of data</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Statistics%22">Statistics</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Data+analysis+software%22">Data analysis software</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Speech+disorders+in+children%22">Speech disorders in children</searchLink>
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between perceptual clinical speech features and phonological awareness (PA) skills in school-aged children and young adults with persistent speech sound disorder (SSD). Method: This study retrospectively analyzed data from 103 individuals aged 7-24 years with persistent SSDs. Speech samples were narrowly transcribed and used to calculate the presence of several clinical speech features. Participants' scores for each speech feature were converted to z scores and entered as variables into an exploratory factor analysis. A multiple regression analysis was conducted to assess the relationship between the factors and PA skills, as measured by the Phonological Awareness subtests of the Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing-Second Edition. Results: The exploratory factor analysis supported a two-factor model: Factor 1 (motor speech-related errors) and Factor 2 (phonological errors). When controlling for age, phonological errors significantly predicted PA skills, while motor speech-related errors and distortions did not uniquely contribute to the variance in PA. The model capturing motor speech errors and phonological errors explained 37.7% of the variance in PA. Conclusions: Persistent phonological errors are strong predictors of PA, highlighting their continued impact on literacy-related skills in school-aged children and young adults with SSD. These results reinforce the importance of addressing phonological errors in clinical assessments and interventions in this population. Further research is needed to explore other factors that contribute to PA and literacy outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
– Name: AbstractSuppliedCopyright
  Label:
  Group: Ab
  Data: <i>Copyright of Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research is the property of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.</i> (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=ehh&AN=192310458
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Identifiers:
      – Type: doi
        Value: 10.1044/2025_JSLHR-25-00512
    Languages:
      – Code: eng
        Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 17
        StartPage: 944
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Communicative competence
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Retrospective studies
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Speech evaluation
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Speech disorders
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Speech perception
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Factor analysis
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Phonology
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Research funding
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Speech disorders in adolescence
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Multiple regression analysis
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Age distribution
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Descriptive statistics
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Chi-squared test
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Medical records
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Acquisition of data
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Statistics
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Data analysis software
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Speech disorders in children
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Speech Error Subtypes and Their Association With Phonological Awareness in School-Aged Children and Young Adults.
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Caballero, Nicole F.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: McNamara, Kerry A.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Benway, Nina R.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Wang, Qiu
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Preston, Jonathan L.
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 03
              Text: Mar2026
              Type: published
              Y: 2026
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-print
              Value: 10924388
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 69
            – Type: issue
              Value: 3
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research
              Type: main
ResultId 1