Auditory feedback plays an important role in speech motor learning, yet, little is known about
the strength of motor learning and feedback control in speech development. This study
investigated compensatory and adaptive responses to auditory feedback perturbation in
children (aged 4–9 years old) and young adults (aged 18–29 years old). Auditory feedback
was perturbed by near-real-time shifting F1 and F2 of the vowel/ɪː/during the production of
consonant-vowel-consonant words. Children were able to compensate and adapt in a …

Auditory feedback plays an important role in speech motor learning. Previous studies
investigating auditory feedback in speech development suggest that crucial steps are made
in the development of auditory-motor integration around the age of 4. The present study
investigated compensatory and adaptive responses to auditory perturbation in 4 to 9 year-
old children compared to young adults (aged 19–29 years). Auditory feedback was
perturbed by real-time shifting the first and second formant (F1 and F2) of the vowel/e:/during …