title: A comparison of English reading passages for elicitation of speech samples from clinical populations.
abstract: Oral reading passages are often used to elicit speech samples from clinical populations. Few objective guidelines exist, however, to guide one's selection from among the many existing passages. Therefore, this study was undertaken to describe phonetic, lexical, and structural characteristics of 15 oral reading passages. The passages differed markedly in the demands that they placed upon the speaker (i.e., length and complexity), as well as the adequacy of the phonetic sample.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Services, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71103-4601, USA. tpowel@lsuhsc.edu
authors.forename: Thomas W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010700:Phonetics; D011932:Reading; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D013068:Speech Production Measurement; D014705:Verbal Behavior