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Speech sounds data for typically developing european portuguese children 6-9 years old
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Purposes: To identify the European Portuguese (EP) speech sounds competence in children. Methods: A total of 240 children between 6 and 9;11 years old named 37 pictures. Gender and age effect as well as the age limit for EP speech sound mastery were analyzed. The percentage of consonants correct (PCC) were determined. The criteria used were PCC ≥75% (acquired sound) and ≥90% (mastered sound). Results: No gender effect for speech sound development was found in the studied age range. Children with older ages [8-9;11] showed a slightly significant mean performance than younger ages [6-7;11]. The girls appeared to reach higher mean competence than boys; however, gender effect did not reach significance. At the [6-6;11] years old age range all plosives (except the word-medial /t/ and /g/), four fricatives (/f/, /v/, word-initial /ʃ/ and word-medial /Ʒ/) and two laterals (word-medial /r/ and word-initial and medial /R/) are mastered. The other targeted sounds are mastered either at the [7-7;11] or at the [8-8;11] year old range. Conclusion: The EP targeted speech sounds are mastered between 6 and 8;11 years old.
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European portuguese children Speech sounds data