Abstract
A test of rhythm and intonation patterns (TRIP) was constructed by prerecording the nonsense syllable /ma/ in twenty-five different rhythm and intonation patterns. Twenty normal hearing children—ten 3 year olds and ten 5 year olds—imitated (reproduced) the pattern they heard. The stimulus-response pairs were judged by the tester and a panel; agreement was 96% and 100% on two children. The intrajudge agreement ranged from 90% to 98%. The test-retest agreement was 84% and 92% on two children. The reliability coefficient of measurement for individual test items was 0.85. For the between group comparison, the 5-year olds scored significantly higher (86%) than did the 3 year olds (60%). The 3 year olds had more difficulty on patterns that had a quick tempo, a pause, or more than four syllables. The falling to rising intonation patterns were more difficult than the rising to falling, for both “slow” and “fast” patterns. In comparing the test scores with receptive language scores, there was a significant correlation for 3 year olds, but not for 5 year olds.
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