Correlations Between Values of Articulation Tests and Language Tests for Children With Articulation Disorder in Korea
10.5535/arm.2019.43.4.483
- Author:
Kwang Min CHOI
1
;
Seung Don YOO
;
Dong Hwan KIM
;
Jin Mann CHON
;
Seung Ah LEE
;
Young Rok HAN
;
Myung Chul YOO
;
Jae Joon LEE
;
Miryeong YANG
;
Young Hwa CHOI
;
Min Ji JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Korea. kidlife@khu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Articulation disorders;
Speech disorders;
Language disorders;
Speech articulation tests;
Language tests
- MeSH:
Articulation Disorders;
Child;
Humans;
Korea;
Language;
Language Disorders;
Language Tests;
Outpatients;
Phonation;
Retrospective Studies;
Speech Articulation Tests;
Speech Disorders
- From:Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
2019;43(4):483-489
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate correlations between values of articulation tests and language tests for children with articulation disorder in Korea. METHODS: Data of outpatients with chief complaint of an articulation problem were retrospectively collected. Patients who underwent Urimal Test of Articulation and Phonation (U-TAP) with Assessment of Phonology and Articulation for Children (APAC), Preschool Receptive-Expressive Language Scale (PRES), or Receptive and Expressive Vocabulary Test (REVT) simultaneously were identified. Patients whose word-level percentages of correct consonants in U-TAP (UTAP_wC) were more than 2 standard deviations below the mean as diagnostic criteria for articulation disorder were selected. Those whose receptive language age (P_RLA), expressive language age (P_ELA), or combined language age (P_CLA) in PRES was delayed more than 24 months compared to their chronological age in months as diagnostic criteria for language disorder were excluded. RESULTS: Thirty-three children aged 3–6 years were enrolled retrospectively. PRES and U-TAP showed significant correlations for most of value relationships. PRES and APAC showed significant correlations for all value relationships except for receptive language age. All values of REVT were significantly correlated with all values from U-TAP, but not with any value from APAC. Articulation tests U-TAP and APAC showed significant correlations between percentages of correct consonants. Language tests PRES and REVT showed significant correlations for all value relationships. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that articulation abilities and language abilities might be correlated in children with articulation disorder.
