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Is There an Effect of Dysphonic Teachers' Voices on Children's Processing of Spoken Language?

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Rogerson, Jemma, Dodd, Barbara·2005·Journal of Voice

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There is a vast body of literature on the causes, prevalence, implications, and issues of vocal dysfunction in teachers. However, the educational effect of teacher vocal impairment is largely unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of impaired voice quality on children's processing of spoken language. One hundred and seven children (age range, 9.2 to 10.6, mean 9.8, SD 3.76 months) listened to three video passages, one read in a control voice, one in a mild dysphonic voice, and one in a severe dysphonic voice. After each video passage, children were asked to answer six questions, with multiple-choice answers. The results indicated that children's perceptions of speech across the three voice qualities differed, regardless of gender, IQ, and school attended. Performance in the control voice passages was better than performance in the mild and severe dysphonic voice passages. No difference was found between performance in the mild and severe dysphonic voice passages, highlighting that any form of vocal impairment is detrimental to children's speech processing and is therefore likely to have a negative educational effect. These findings, in light of the high rate of vocal dysfunction in teachers, further support the implementation of specific voice care education for those in the teaching profession.

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Authors
Rogerson, J., & Dodd, B.
Affiliations
Newcastle University (GB)
Corresponding author
Rogerson, Jemma
Venue
Journal of Voice
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-03
Volume
19
Issue
1
Pages
47-60
ISSN
0892-1997 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2065361524
Cited by
151
References
48
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Voice (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Newcastle University ePrints (Newcastle Univesity)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Voice and Speech Disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Communication in Education and Healthcare
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Phonetics and Phonology Research
Keywords
dysphonia, voice quality, voice perception, teaching profession
MeSH terms
Child, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Faculty, Female, Humans, Male, Occupational Diseases, Sex Factors, Speech Perception, Verbal Behavior, Videotape Recording, Voice Disorders, Voice Quality

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