Management of Rate

Question 1

Normal Rate
Paragraph reading:
Sentence Reading:
Conversation:

Answer 1

160-170 wpm (pauses b/t sentences)
190 wpm
150-250 wpm (a lot of variability)

Question 2

Speaking Rate
Articulation time:
Pause time:

Answer 2

4.4-5.9 syllables/sec

Related to syntactic boundaries, chunk into meaningful units, naturalness

Question 3

Ultimate goal of appropriate rate is to improve ____________

Answer 3

Intelligibility

Question 4

Decreasing rate increases (2 things):

Answer 4

The time given to achieve articulatory targets

The ability to coordinate speech components

Question 5

Considerations for rate management

Answer 5

Overall speech rate
Rate during various tasks
Pause time and distribution of pauses

Question 6

Rigid Rate Control Techniques

Answer 6

Severe involvement (less natural)

• Alphabet board
• Pacing board

Question 7

Backdoor approaches to managing rate are to work on:

Answer 7

Prosody
Loudness/respiration
Articulatory accuracy

Question 8

Delayed Auditory Feedback

Answer 8

Mixed results
Hypokinetic dysarthria
Limited training
Good for longer utterances