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ERIC Number: EJ819918
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Dec
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1092-4388
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Prevalence of Stuttering in African American Preschoolers
Proctor, Adele; Yairi, Ehud; Duff, Melissa C.; Zhang, Jie
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v51 n6 p1465-1479 Dec 2008
Purpose: In this study, the authors sought to determine the prevalence of stuttering in African American (AA) 2- to 5-year-olds as compared with same-age European Americans (EAs). Method: A total of 3,164 children participated: 2,223 AAs and 941 EAs. Data were collected using a 3-pronged approach that included investigators' individual interactions with each child, teacher identification, and parent identification of stuttering. Results: No statistically significant difference for stuttering was found between AA and EA children. Using the investigator and teacher method of identification, the prevalence of stuttering was 2.52% for the entire sample. For both racial groups, boys exhibited a higher prevalence of stuttering than girls. Of the 3 predictors (age, race, sex) of stuttering, only sex was a significant predictor. Conclusions: AA 2- to 5-year-olds are not overrepresented in the stuttering population for this age group. When data are combined for both racial groups, the prevalence of stuttering is 2.52%. More boys than girls stuttered in this sample of preschoolers.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education
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Language: English
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