Listening study seeks children, ages 5-12

October 16, 2007

Listening study seeks children, ages 5-12

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers are looking for children, ages 5-12, to participate in a speech perception study in the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences.

The study, led by professor Karen Iler Kirk, is evaluating how children listen to spoken words. Participants need to have normal hearing, be native speakers of American English, and have no known history of speech and language difficulties.

Children will be screened to ensure normal hearing and an age-appropriate vocabulary. Children who pass the screening will be given a speech perception test in a sound-treated booth. The test includes listening to prerecorded sentences or words using headphones, then repeating each word or sentence.

Testing will last a maximum of two hours in one or two sessions. Each child will receive $10 per hour.

If interested, contact graduate student Vidya Ganesh at (765) 496-1142, vganesh@purdue.edu. Inquiries also can be directed to Kirk at (765) 494-3825, kikirk@purdue.edu.

Writer: Amy Patterson Neubert, (765) 494-9723, apatterson@purdue.edu

Sources: Karen Iler Kirk, (765) 494-3825, kikirk@purdue.edu

Vidya Ganesh, (765) 496-1142, vganesh@purdue.edu

Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu

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