Nonword Repetition Task
A nonword repetition task was administered as an informal assessment to gain information
about phonological working memory, speech perception, phonological assembly, and short term
memory. They are less culturally and linguistically biased than standardized language tests, as they
do not call upon a child’s/student’s prior knowledge. He was asked to repeat a series of nonwords of
increasing syllable length and complexity of sound combinations. His productions were scored by
calculating the amount of correct phonemes (sounds) produced divided by the total phonemes
produced.
Syllables
Percentage Correct