background and aim: speech understanding almost never occurs in silence. verbal communication often occurs in environments where multiple speakers are talking. in such environments, babbling noise masks speech comprehension. consonants, in comparison to vowels, are more sensitive to noise masking. consonants provide most acoustic information needed for comprehending the meaning of the word. sin...

BACKGROUND Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is associated with phonological awareness, reading, and spelling deficits. Comparing literacy skills in CAS with other developmental speech disorders is critical for understanding the complexity of the disorder. AIMS This study compared the phonological awareness and reading development of children with CAS and children with inconsistent speech dis...

Purpose This case–control study sought to determine if (a) children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), other sound disorders (SSDs), and typical development would perform differently on a procedural learning assessment (b) whether grammatical ability impact group differences. Method Communication, motor, abilities were assessed in 48 CAS ( n = 13), SSD 20), 15), between 43 97 months age M ...