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Journal of Audiology & Otology 2022 Volume.26 No. 4 p.192 ~ p.197
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Trends in Performance Using Early Speech Perception Test in Typically Developing Tamil-Speaking Children
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Dawson Gladys Prathiba
Arunachalam Ravikumar Boominathan Prakash Yathiraj Asha
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Abstract
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Background and Objectives: The study attempted to trace age-related changes in speech perception in typically developing children (¡Ã3 to ¡Â6 years) using the ¡°Early Speech Perception (ESP)¡± in Tamil. The test was developed in line with the original English version of ESP but adapted to suit the linguistic requirement of the Tamil language.
Subjects and Methods: Using a cross-sectional design, the test was administered to 205 children with normal hearing who were classified into three age groups (¡Ã3 to ¡Â4, >4 to ¡Â5, and >5 to ¡Â6 years). The developed test had three subtests (syllable categorization, bisyllable word identification, and trisyllable word identification).
Results: All three age groups obtained perfect or near-perfect scores on the three subtests of ESP. There was no significant difference observed between the two adjacent age groups (¡Ã3 to ¡Â4 vs. >4 to ¡Â5 years, >4 to ¡Â5 vs. >5 to ¡Â6 years) for all three subtests. However, significant differences were seen only between the youngest and the oldest age groups for the three subtests (¡Ã3 to ¡Â4 vs. >5 to ¡Â6 years).
Conclusions: The results indicated that ESP in Tamil can be performed effectively in all the three age groups studied.
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KEYWORD
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Typically developing children, Early speech perception test, Syllable catergorization, Word identification
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