title: Speech rate and fluency in children with phonological disorder.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify and describe the speech rate and fluency of children with phonological disorder (PD) with and without speech-language therapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty children, aged 5-8 years old, both genders, were divided into three groups: experimental group 1 (G1) — 10 children with PD in intervention; experimental group 2 (G2) — 10 children with PD without intervention; and control group (CG) — 10 children with typical development. Speech samples were collected and analyzed according to parameters of specific protocol.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The children in CG had higher number of words per minute compared to those in G1, which, in turn, performed better in this aspect compared to children in G2. Regarding the number of syllables per minute, the CG showed the best result. In this aspect, the children in G1 showed better results than those in G2.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Comparing children's performance in the assessed groups regarding the tests, those with PD in intervention had higher time of speech sample and adequate speech rate, which may be indicative of greater auditory monitoring of their own speech as a result of the intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, Dental School of Bauru, Universidade de São Paulo, Bauru, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Priscila Maronezi
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Novaes
authors.affiliation: Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, Dental School of Bauru, Universidade de São Paulo, Bauru, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Ana Paola
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Nicolielo-Carrilho
authors.affiliation: Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, Dental School of Bauru, Universidade de São Paulo, Bauru, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Simone Aparecida
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Lopes-Herrera
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007807:Language Tests; D008297:Male; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology*; D013062:Speech Articulation Tests; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013070:Speech Therapy