Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
Pediatric Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice Part I: Voice Stimuli for Children
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop and test standardized stimuli for the Pediatric Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice protocol. The use of these stimuli for cepstral/spectral voice measures was also considered. Method: Three sets of standardized sentences and four prompts designed to elicit connected speech were developed and tested in order to identify the most effective stimuli for use with children. One hundred forty children with ( n = 50) and without ( n = 90) benign vocal fold lesions reco …