Children's Speech Perception in Noise: Evidence for Dissociation From Language and Working Memory

Conclusions Results did not support an association between SPIN and WM capacity in children. However, in this study, a single SPIN measure was used. Future studies using multiple SPIN measures are warranted. Evidence from the current study supports the use of BKB-SIN as clinical measure of speech perception ability because it was not influenced by variation in children's language and memory abilities. More large-scale studies in school-age children are needed to replicate the proposed role played by WM in adverse listening situations.
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research