Abstract
Purpose: The current study presents preliminary nonword repetition data from Spanish-speaking preschool children using a new set of stimuli. Method: Twenty nonwords were constructed to be phonotactically possible in Spanish and to conform to published guidelines for nonword repetition stimuli. Fourteen Spanish-speaking typically developing preschool children repeated the nonwords. Results: Both age and word length affected repetition accuracy, and there was an age-by-length interaction. Younger children were less accurate overall and showed steeper decreases in accuracy as length increased. Conclusions: The results provide promising evidence that the stimuli may be developed into a Spanish nonword repetition task for both research and clinical purposes.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 67-74 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Communication Disorders Quarterly |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2008 |