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A pilot study assessing the different levels of phonological awareness in children with a cleft palate compared to peers

Fien Allemeersch (UGent) , Tara Mouton (UGent) , Kim Bettens (UGent) , Kristiane Van Lierde (UGent) and Cassandra Alighieri (UGent)
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Aims. This pilot study aimed to compare the three levels of phonological awareness (i.e. the syllabic, intrasyllabic, and phonemic levels) between Dutch-speaking children with a cleft (lip and) palate (CP±L) and typically developing peers. Methods. Seven children with a CP±L and 7 children without a CP±L where included. Each child was administered the phonological awareness subtest from the Dutch version of the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals Fourth Edition (CELF-IV-NL) and the Dutch Phonological Awareness Test. Differences in phonological awareness were assessed on the syllabic, intrasyllabic, and phonemic levels. Results. No statistically significant differences in scores on the three levels of phonological awareness were observed between both groups. However, some trends could be observed. The median percentile scores of children with a CP±L were considerably lower than the median score of their peers for the subtests “rhyme” and “segmentation” of the Dutch Phonological Awareness Test. Conclusion. This study could not confirm the existence of differences in the levels of phonological awareness between children with a CP±L and their peers. However, because of the trend for lower scores for children with a CP±L on some phonological tasks, it remains important for speech-language pathologists to be attentive to the different levels, especially considering the relationship between phonological awareness, deficits in speech production, and development of literacy.

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Allemeersch, Fien, et al. “A Pilot Study Assessing the Different Levels of Phonological Awareness in Children with a Cleft Palate Compared to Peers.” Research Day 2024, Abstracts, 2024.
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Allemeersch, F., Mouton, T., Bettens, K., Van Lierde, K., & Alighieri, C. (2024). A pilot study assessing the different levels of phonological awareness in children with a cleft palate compared to peers. Research Day 2024, Abstracts. Presented at the Research Day 2024, Ghent, Belgium.
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Allemeersch, Fien, Tara Mouton, Kim Bettens, Kristiane Van Lierde, and Cassandra Alighieri. 2024. “A Pilot Study Assessing the Different Levels of Phonological Awareness in Children with a Cleft Palate Compared to Peers.” In Research Day 2024, Abstracts.
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Allemeersch, Fien, Tara Mouton, Kim Bettens, Kristiane Van Lierde, and Cassandra Alighieri. 2024. “A Pilot Study Assessing the Different Levels of Phonological Awareness in Children with a Cleft Palate Compared to Peers.” In Research Day 2024, Abstracts.
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Allemeersch F, Mouton T, Bettens K, Van Lierde K, Alighieri C. A pilot study assessing the different levels of phonological awareness in children with a cleft palate compared to peers. In: Research Day 2024, Abstracts. 2024.
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F. Allemeersch, T. Mouton, K. Bettens, K. Van Lierde, and C. Alighieri, “A pilot study assessing the different levels of phonological awareness in children with a cleft palate compared to peers,” in Research Day 2024, Abstracts, Ghent, Belgium, 2024.
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  abstract     = {{Aims. This pilot study aimed to compare the three levels of phonological awareness (i.e. the syllabic, intrasyllabic, and phonemic levels) between Dutch-speaking children with a cleft (lip and) palate (CP±L) and typically developing peers. 
Methods. Seven children with a CP±L and 7 children without a CP±L where included. Each child was administered the phonological awareness subtest from the Dutch version of the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals Fourth Edition (CELF-IV-NL) and the Dutch Phonological Awareness Test. Differences in phonological awareness were assessed on the syllabic, intrasyllabic, and phonemic levels.
Results. No statistically significant differences in scores on the three levels of phonological awareness were observed between both groups. However, some trends could be observed. The median percentile scores of children with a CP±L were considerably lower than the median score of their peers for the subtests “rhyme” and “segmentation” of the Dutch Phonological Awareness Test. 
Conclusion. This study could not confirm the existence of differences in the levels of phonological awareness between children with a CP±L and their peers. However, because of the trend for lower scores for children with a CP±L on some phonological tasks, it remains important for speech-language pathologists to be attentive to the different levels, especially considering the relationship between phonological awareness, deficits in speech production, and development of literacy.}},
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  title        = {{A pilot study assessing the different levels of phonological awareness in children with a cleft palate compared to peers}},
  url          = {{https://www.uzgent.be/agenda/research-day-2024}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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