Date of Award
8-1962
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
First Advisor
Dr. Charles Van Riper
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Introduction
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between reading disability and defective articulation. An attempt has been made to determine whether or not children with functionally defective articulation have difficulty in reading.
It is conceivable that a deficiency in one or several areas of language development might impede or retard a child's academic achievement and might interfere with his emotional adjustment. This study was, therefore, undertaken, first to determine whether or not there is a difference in the reading ability of speech defective children as determined by valid and reliable measures, and the reading ability of comparable children with normal speech. Since reading and speech are both components of language skills, and because communicative skills are of primary educational importance, the results of this study could prove to be assertive in the total educational program of the speech defective child.
Recommended Citation
Weir, Joan Elizabeth, "An Investigation into the Possible Relationship Between Reading Ability and Functional Articulatory Defective Speech" (1962). Masters Theses. 3776.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/3776