A correlational study of stimulability, oral form discrimination and auditory discrimination skills in children

Abstract

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the relationship between stimulability, oral form discrimination and auditory discrimination skills in children. The Carter-Buck Prognostic Speech Test, Ringel, Burk and Scott's oral form discrimination task and the Goldman-Fristoe-Woodcock Test of Auditory Discrimination were administered to 49 articulatory defective children. Results of their performances on these tests indicate that: (1) stimulability is significantly correlated with oral form discrimination skills but is not significantly correlated with auditory discrimination abilities; and (2) oral form discrimination is not significantly correlated with auditory discrimination. Implications of these findings and suggestions for future inquiry are discussed.