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We studied the speech sound abilities of preterm (PT) children. Thirty-one PT and twenty-nine full term (FT) children were recruited. Speech abilities were assessed in single word, story retelling, oral-motor, and intelligibility. PT group had poorer outcomes (Mean = 25.77, SD = 17.19) than FT ones (Mean = 5.9, SD = 4.97) for single word ( p  &lt; 0.001). They obtained poorer results (Mean = 9.65, SD = 7.85) than FT peers (Mean = 2.95, SD = 3.34) in story retelling ( p  = 0.002) and intelligibility (Man-Whitney  U  = 89.50,  p  = 0.02). They obtained lower values for diadochokesis/patuku/( p  &lt; 0.001), isolated ( p  = 0.001), and sequenced movements ( p  = 0.02) but not for diadochokesis/patukejk/( p  = 0.12). Significant values of correlation were found among single word scores with birth weight ( r  = −.54,  p  &lt; .001) and gestational age ( r  = −0.67,  p  &lt; .001) and story retelling scores with birth weight ( r  = −0.40,  p  = .013) and gestational age ( r  = −0.64,  p  &lt; .001). The associations of single word score and maternal ( r  = −0.02,  p  = .85) and paternal education ( r  = −0.10,  p  = .41) were not significant. No significant relationships were obtained between story retelling score and maternal ( r  = 0.16,  p  = .34) and paternal education ( r  = 0.09,  p  = .59). The significant values were obtained for associations of intelligibility with isolated ( r  = 0.54,  p  = .001), sequenced movements ( r  = 0.59,  p  &lt; .001), and diadochokesis/patukejk/( r  = 0.39,  p  = .016) but not significant for intelligibility and diadochokesis/patuku/( r  = 0.25,  p  = .13). Findings implied that speech abilities are weaker in PT children.

Speech sound production, speech intelligibility, and oral-motor outcomes of preterm children: Are they different from full term children?