Speech rate and fluency in children with phonological disorder.

Purpose: To identify and describe the speech rate and fluency of children with phonological disorder (PD) with and without speech-language therapy.

Methods: Thirty children, aged 5-8 years old, both genders, were divided into three groups: experimental group 1 (G1) — 10 children with PD in intervention; experimental group 2 (G2) — 10 children with PD without intervention; and control group (CG) — 10 children with typical development. Speech samples were collected and analyzed according to parameters of specific protocol.