Nonword Repetition

In a nonword repetition task, the child is presented with an unfamiliar sequence of sounds that could, plausibly, form a word in the language. This stimulus may be recorded, or read aloud by the examiner. The child is asked to repeat the nonword, as accurately as possible. These tasks might be familiar from the CTOPP-2 or the TILLS. Nonword repetition has been widely studied for its ability to help identify language disorders in both monolingual, and multilingual children. There are two recent reviews and meta-analyses, by Schwob et al. (2021) (both monolingual and multilingual children) and Ortiz (2021b) (specific to bilingual children), which are both available to ASHA members (or SPA members via CINAHL). ...