Audiologic assessments for school-age Inuit children were conducted during the course of the school year to determine the fluctuation of hearing thresholds and prevalence of otitis media (OM) over three seasons, and to ...

The current study investigated whether twins and singletons differed in their expressive language development at school age. Comparisons focused on language samples and formalized vocabulary assessments gathered from 28 ...

The purpose of this study was to elaborate on genetic perspectives of stuttering with reference to recovery and chronicity in children. Past research has provided evidence of a genetic factor in the transmission of ...

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effects of a specific intervention program on production and feature awareness, as well as on general phonological awareness skills, in four children with moderate-to-severe ...

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is often viewed as a “last resort” for children with severe speech sound impairments, with AAC consideration only occurring after years of failed traditional speech therapy. ...

Mexican-American mothers of children with disabilities were interviewed regarding their beliefs about the etiology and treatment of disabilities, including communication disorders. In addition, mothers were also asked about ...

The current study examined the relation between short-term working memory and speech perception. Visual cues have been shown to improve speech understanding; therefore, visual cues from the talker’s face might also enhance ...

Purpose: The purpose of the current study was to determine whether brief instruction on toy talk, a language facilitation technique designed to increase the use of 3rd person subjects, would change properties of adult ...

The speech of individuals with velopharyngeal incompetency (VPI) is characterized by hypernasality, a speech quality related to excessive emission of acoustic energy through the nose, as caused by failure of velopharyngeal ...