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Cultural Bias In The Assessment Of Phonological Processes In Conjunction With The App-R, Sharon Elise Soliday
Cultural Bias In The Assessment Of Phonological Processes In Conjunction With The App-R, Sharon Elise Soliday
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Normal phonological development is characterized by phonological processes in preschool children. These processes are sound error patterns, in relation to the adult target, that are expected within the speech of normally developing children. As children grow older, they "outgrow" these developmental errors.
Within the black English dialect, speakers may use a combination of these processes and not be considered phonologically impaired within their linguistic community.
The purpose of this study was to assess and compare phonological process usage in the speech of lower socioeconomic black and white preschoolers.
The APP-R in conjunction with the CAPP was administered to two groups …