A mássalhangzó-hosszúság észlelése 1. és 2. osztályos tanulóknál: életkori és nemek közötti különbségek

Abstract

In educational and speech therapy practice, it is often observed that the speech perception processes of children entering school do not reach the level expected for their age. This delay may also be due to difficulties in the perception of speech sounds. This paper presents the results of a perceptual study of consonant duration perception among young schoolchildren, focusing on age and gender differences in the responses to a decision test involving voiceless plosives in seven- and eight-year-olds. Results confirm that perception processes of consonant durations at this age are similar regardless of gender. Furthermore, they showed the age-specific differences in duration perception at the beginning of the school years. Based on these results, the research aims to raise awareness of the need to use developmental practices aimed at improving sound duration as early as possible.