J. E. Wallace Wallin, Speech Survey
The survey used by Wallin in his study of "Speech defective children in a large school system."
The survey below was distributed to and completed by all of the principals in the St. Louis Public Schools in 1915. It is reproduced from Wallin, 1926, p. 6).
Speech Disorders and Defects
Principal reporting School Date of Report
The following data should be correct at the time reports
are made for each grade.
Ung. means in ungraded class, Spec., in special class,
HIS high school freshmen,etc.
Grades: kg. I II III IV V VI VII Ung.
Spec. H.S.I 1 H.S.2 H.S.3 H.S.4 Total
No. of boys:
No. of girls:
No. of left-handed boys:
No. of left-handed girls:
1. Census of stutterers. That is, pupils who spasmodically or
uncontrolledly repeat the initial sound of words (usually
consonants), or who spasmodically repeat syllables or words.
Dextro-sinistral: a normally left-handed pupil who has been
required to learn to write with the right hand.
Name of pupil Sex Age Grade Years Stuttering Age of onset
Retarded Severe or mild?
(cont.)
Ascribed cause Left handed now? Formerly left handed? Dextrosinistral?
2. Census of lispers. That is, pupils who are unable to pronounce
or pronounce with difficulty certain letters of combination of
letters (such as c, l, r. s, sh, ch, th) or who tend to drop
or slur over difficult sounds, or who substitute one sound for
another (e.g., d for g, dood instead of good, s for z).
Name of pupil Sex Age Grade Years Lisping Age of onset
Retarded Severe or mild?
(cont.)
Ascribed cause Left handed now? Formerly left handed? Dextrosinistral?
3. Other types of speech defects: e.g., mutism, indistince speech, etc. Supply
any facts available.