Reading fluency: a comparative study between children who stutter and children who no stutter

• Grant number: 12/00027-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: April 01, 2012
• End date: December 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Speech Therapy
• Principal Investigator: Cristiane Moço Canhetti de Oliveira
• Grantee: Michele Fiorin
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências (FFC). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Marília. Marília , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Purpose: to characterize the reading fluency of children who stutter (CWS) and children who no stutter (CWNS) regarding typology of disfluencies and frequency of ruptures, as well as the flow of syllables and words per minute. Methods: 40 children with ages between 8.0 and 11.11 years, divided into two groups: CWS (children who stutter) composed of 20 children who stutter, and; CWNS (children who do not stutter) composed of 20 children who do not stutter. The reading fluency assessment will be used. The data in this study will be analyzed by statistical method.(AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MICHELE FIORIN; CAMILA VIANNA DE UGARTE; SIMONE APARECIDA CAPELLINI; CRISTIANE MOÇO CANHETTI DE OLIVEIRA. Fluência da leitura e da fala espontânea de escolares: estudo comparativo entre gagos e não gagos. Revista CEFAC, v. 17, n. 1, p. 151-158, 2015-01-00. (12/00027-3)