Speech-language pathologists' assessment practices for children with suspected speech sound disorders: results of a national survey.

Abstract:

PURPOSE:This study examined assessment procedures used by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) when assessing children suspected of having speech sound disorders (SSD). This national survey also determined the information participants obtained from clients' speech samples, evaluation of non-native English speakers, and time spent on assessment. METHOD:One thousand surveys were mailed to a randomly selected group of SLPs, self-identified as having worked with children with SSD. A total of 333 (33%) surveys were returned. RESULTS:The assessment tasks most frequently used included administering a commercial test, estimating intelligibility, assessing stimulability, and conducting a hearing screening. The amount of time dedicated to assessment activities (e.g., administering formal tests, contacting parents) varied across participants and was significantly related to years of experience but not caseload size. Most participants reported using informal assessment procedures, or English-only standardized tests, when evaluating non-native English speakers. CONCLUSIONS:Most participants provided assessments that met federal guidelines to qualify children for special education services; however, additional assessment may be needed to create comprehensive treatment plans for their clients. These results provide a unique perspective on the assessment of children suspected of having SSD and should be helpful to SLPs as they examine their own assessment practices.

authors

Skahan SM,Watson M,Lof GL

doi

10.1044/1058-0360(2007/029)

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2007-08-01 00:00:00

pages

246-59

issue

3

eissn

1058-0360

issn

1558-9110

pii

16/3/246

journal_volume

16

pub_type

杂志文章
  • The effectiveness of parent-implemented language interventions: a meta-analysis.

    abstract:PURPOSE:The purpose of this meta-analysis was to systematically evaluate the effects of parent-implemented language interventions on the language skills of children between 18 and 60 months of age with primary and secondary language impairments. METHOD:A systematic literature search yielded 18 studies that met the pre...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析

    doi:10.1044/1058-0360(2011/10-0055)

    authors: Roberts MY,Kaiser AP

    更新日期:2011-08-01 00:00:00

  • Experiential instruction in graduate-level preparation of speech-language pathology students in outer and middle ear screening.

    abstract:PURPOSE:This study presents a piloted training model of experiential instruction in outer and middle ear (OE-ME) screening for graduate speech-language pathology students with peer teaching by doctor of audiology (AuD) students. METHOD:Six individual experiential training sessions in screening otoscopy and tympanometr...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/2015_AJSLP-14-0074

    authors: Serpanos YC,Senzer D

    更新日期:2015-05-01 00:00:00

  • The importance of production frequency in therapy for childhood apraxia of speech.

    abstract:PURPOSE:This study explores the importance of production frequency during speech therapy to determine whether more practice of speech targets leads to increased performance within a treatment session, as well as to motor learning, in the form of generalization to untrained words. METHOD:Two children with childhood apr...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/1058-0360(2011/09-0005)

    authors: Edeal DM,Gildersleeve-Neumann CE

    更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00

  • Advances in the Use of Neuromodulation for Neurogenic Dysphagia: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Application of Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation.

    abstract::Purpose The swallowing motor system and, specifically, its cortical substrates appear to have certain unique properties that make it highly susceptible to brain plasticity, both driven and following injury. Furthermore, neurogenic dysphagia is a common complication of brain disease, associated with poor outcomes, and ...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/2020_AJSLP-19-00073

    authors: Sasegbon A,Cheng I,Zhang M,Hamdy S

    更新日期:2020-07-10 00:00:00

  • Concurrent Validity and Reliability for the Communication Complexity Scale.

    abstract:Purpose:The Communication Complexity Scale (CCS; Brady et al., 2012) was created to fill a void in measures of expressive communication skills in individuals who communicate primarily with presymbolic or early symbolic means. CCS scores reflect expressive communication observed during interactive communication contexts...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/2017_AJSLP-17-0106

    authors: Brady NC,Fleming K,Romine RS,Holbrook A,Muller K,Kasari C

    更新日期:2018-02-06 00:00:00

  • What Acoustic Studies Tell Us About Vowels in Developing and Disordered Speech.

    abstract::Purpose Literature was reviewed on the development of vowels in children's speech and on vowel disorders in children and adults, with an emphasis on studies using acoustic methods. Method Searches were conducted with PubMed/MEDLINE, Google Scholar, CINAHL, HighWire Press, and legacy sources in retrieved articles. The ...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/2020_AJSLP-19-00178

    authors: Kent RD,Rountrey C

    更新日期:2020-08-04 00:00:00

  • What do certified nurse assistants actually know about dysphagia and feeding nursing home residents?

    abstract::The purpose of this study was to examine certified nurse assistants' (CNAs') knowledge of dysphagia and how to feed nursing home residents using nonparticipatory structured feeding observation, critique of staged feeding behaviors on film, and semistructured interview in a triangulation methods design. Content analysi...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/1058-0360(2004/012)

    authors: Pelletier CA

    更新日期:2004-05-01 00:00:00

  • Have disfluency-type measures contributed to the understanding and treatment of developmental stuttering?

    abstract:PURPOSE:This article critically reviews evidence to determine whether the use of disfluency typologies, such as syllable repetitions or prolongations, has assisted the understanding or treatment of developmental stuttering. Consideration is given to whether there is a need for a fundamental shift in the basis for const...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1044/1058-0360(2005/026)

    authors: Einarsdóttir J,Ingham RJ

    更新日期:2005-11-01 00:00:00

  • Milk Flow Rates From Bottle Nipples Used for Feeding Infants Who Are Hospitalized.

    abstract:PURPOSE:This study tested the milk flow rates and variability in flow of currently available nipples used for bottle-feeding infants who are hospitalized. METHOD:Clinicians in 3 countries were surveyed regarding nipples available to them for feeding infants who are hospitalized. Twenty-nine nipple types were identifie...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/2015_AJSLP-15-0011

    authors: Pados BF,Park J,Thoyre SM,Estrem H,Nix WB

    更新日期:2015-11-01 00:00:00

  • The Impact of Parkinson's Disease on Breath Pauses and Their Relationship to Speech Impairment: A Longitudinal Study.

    abstract::Purpose The purposes of this longitudinal study were to (a) examine the impact of Parkinson's disease (PD) progression on breath pause patterns and speech and linguistic errors and (b) determine the extent to which breath pauses and speech and linguistic errors contribute to speech impairment. Method Eight individuals...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/2020_AJSLP-20-00003

    authors: Darling-White M,Huber JE

    更新日期:2020-11-12 00:00:00

  • Abstract Semantic Associative Network Training: A Replication and Update of an Abstract Word Retrieval Therapy Program.

    abstract::Purpose We report on a study that replicates previous treatment studies using Abstract Semantic Associative Network Training (AbSANT), which was developed to help persons with aphasia improve their ability to retrieve abstract words, as well as thematically related concrete words. We hypothesized that previous results...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/2020_AJSLP-19-00066

    authors: Sandberg CW,Gray T

    更新日期:2020-08-04 00:00:00

  • Language Samples From Children Who Use Speech-Generating Devices: Making Sense of Small Samples and Utterance Length.

    abstract:Purpose:Mean length of utterance in morphemes (MLUm) is underreported in people who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). MLUm is difficult to measure in people who use AAC because of 2 challenges described in literature: the challenge of small language samples (difficulty collecting representative samp...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0114

    authors: Kovacs T,Hill K

    更新日期:2017-08-15 00:00:00

  • Blending quantitative and qualitative methods in language research and intervention.

    abstract::Best practice in speech-language pathology should be informed by current research findings. Traditional research methods are not always geared to address some of the complex, individual questions that arise in clinical intervention, however. Qualitative research methods may provide useful tools for bridging the gap fr...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/1058-0360(2003/063)

    authors: Brinton B,Fujiki M

    更新日期:2003-05-01 00:00:00

  • Dosing of a cued picture-naming treatment for anomia.

    abstract:PURPOSE:Recent investigations into effects of intensity or distribution of aphasia therapy have provided moderate evidence supporting intensive therapy schedules on aphasia treatment response. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the feasibility of creating an intensive therapy session without extending ...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/2014_AJSLP-13-0081

    authors: Harnish SM,Morgan J,Lundine JP,Bauer A,Singletary F,Benjamin ML,Gonzalez Rothi LJ,Crosson B

    更新日期:2014-05-01 00:00:00

  • Grammatical Abilities in Young Cochlear Implant Recipients and Children With Normal Hearing Matched by Vocabulary Size.

    abstract:Purpose:This study sought to expand understanding of the impact of cochlear implantation on grammatical acquisition by comparing young children who have vocabularies of comparable size. Two research questions were investigated: (a) Do young cochlear implant (CI) recipients have grammatical skills comparable to those of...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/2018_AJSLP-16-0164

    authors: Jung J,Ertmer DJ

    更新日期:2018-05-03 00:00:00

  • Parent Education in Studies With Nonverbal and Minimally Verbal Participants With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review.

    abstract::Purpose The purpose of this systematic review was to identify parent education procedures implemented in intervention studies focused on expressive verbal communication for nonverbal (NV) or minimally verbal (MV) children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Parent education has been shown to be an essential component...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/2019_AJSLP-19-00007

    authors: Koegel LK,Bryan KM,Su PL,Vaidya M,Camarata S

    更新日期:2020-05-08 00:00:00

  • Exploring Summarization Differences for Two Types of Expository Discourse in Adolescents With Traumatic Brain Injury.

    abstract:Purpose:Annually, nearly 700,000 U.S. children and adolescents experience a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Many of them struggle academically, despite failing to qualify for special education services because their cognitive communication impairments are subtle. Method:In this exploratory study, five adolescents with T...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0131

    authors: Lundine JP,Harnish SM,McCauley RJ,Zezinka AB,Blackett DS,Fox RA

    更新日期:2018-02-06 00:00:00

  • Facilitator Behaviors Leading to Engagement and Disengagement in Aphasia Conversation Groups.

    abstract::Purpose Researchers have identified features of successful aphasia conversation groups and clinician behaviors leading to engagement and group cohesion. There has been less focus in the literature on facilitator behaviors that hinder participation or result in disengagement. This study aims to explore the behaviors of...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究

    doi:10.1044/2019_AJSLP-CAC48-18-0220

    authors: Lee JB,Azios JH

    更新日期:2020-02-21 00:00:00

  • Comparing the Effects of Speech-Generating Device Display Organization on Symbol Comprehension and Use by Three Children With Developmental Delays.

    abstract:Purpose:Three children ages 3;6 to 5;3 with developmental and language delays were provided experience with a traditional grid-based display and a contextually organized visual scene display on a speech-generating device to illustrate considerations for practice and future research in augmentative and alternative commu...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/2016_AJSLP-15-0166

    authors: Barton-Hulsey A,Wegner J,Brady NC,Bunce BH,Sevcik RA

    更新日期:2017-05-17 00:00:00

  • Single-subject experimental design for evidence-based practice.

    abstract:PURPOSE:Single-subject experimental designs (SSEDs) represent an important tool in the development and implementation of evidence-based practice in communication sciences and disorders. The purpose of this article is to review the strategies and tactics of SSEDs and their application in speech-language pathology resear...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1044/1058-0360(2012/11-0036)

    authors: Byiers BJ,Reichle J,Symons FJ

    更新日期:2012-11-01 00:00:00

  • Comprehension of Single Versus Combined Modality Information by People With Aphasia.

    abstract::Purpose Every adult with aphasia displays a unique constellation of language comprehension skills and varies in the benefit derived from different content presentation formats. For many, multiple modality presentation enhances comprehension. This study's purpose was to determine the comprehension benefits for people w...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/2018_AJSLP-17-0132

    authors: Brown JA,Wallace SE,Knollman-Porter K,Hux K

    更新日期:2019-03-11 00:00:00

  • Treatment of Phonological Disorder: A Feasibility Study With Focus on Outcome Measures.

    abstract:Purpose:In a feasibility study for a randomized controlled trial of treatments for phonological disorders conducted over a period of 8 months, we examined 6 clinically relevant outcome measures. We took steps to reduce error variance and to maximize systematic variance. Method:Six children received traditional treatme...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0225

    authors: Smit AB,Brumbaugh KM,Weltsch B,Hilgers M

    更新日期:2018-05-03 00:00:00

  • Early Development of Emotional Competence (EDEC) Assessment Tool for Children With Complex Communication Needs: Development and Evidence.

    abstract:Purpose:This article introduces and provides initial data supporting "The Early Development of Emotional Competence (EDEC): A tool for children with complex communication needs (CCNs)." The EDEC was developed to raise awareness about the relation of language and emotional competence and to maximize the likelihood that ...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0058

    authors: Na JY,Wilkinson K,Liang J

    更新日期:2018-02-06 00:00:00

  • Progression of Aphasia Severity in the Chronic Stages of Stroke.

    abstract::Background and Purpose The severity of aphasic impairment in chronic stroke survivors is typically thought to be stable by 6 months postonset. However, a recent study showed that stroke survivors with aphasia experience language improvement or decline in the chronic phase, years beyond onset. Little is known about why...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/2018_AJSLP-18-0123

    authors: Johnson L,Basilakos A,Yourganov G,Cai B,Bonilha L,Rorden C,Fridriksson J

    更新日期:2019-05-27 00:00:00

  • Taxonomic Development in Young Bilingual Children: Task Matters, and So Does Scoring Method.

    abstract::Purpose Taxonomic awareness is central to vocabulary development and assessment. While taxonomic development appears largely unaffected by environmental factors, the impact of divided language input on distinct levels of the taxonomic hierarchy is unclear. The influence of scoring method on tasks that target distinct ...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/2019_AJSLP-19-00143

    authors: Lam BPW,Sheng L

    更新日期:2020-08-04 00:00:00

  • Clinician-child interactions: adjustments in linguistic complexity.

    abstract:PURPOSE:This pilot study examined the extent and nature of associations in the linguistic complexity used by child and clinician within conversational interactions. METHOD:Correlation analyses focused on semantic and morphosyntactic language sample measures from an experienced speech-language clinician and 29 children...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/1058-0360(2007/016)

    authors: DeThorne LS,Channell RW

    更新日期:2007-05-01 00:00:00

  • Evaluation of an Explicit Instructional Approach to Teach Grammatical Forms to Children With Low-Symptom Severity Autism Spectrum Disorder.

    abstract::Purpose Weaknesses in the use of grammatical forms may reduce the functional use of language for verbally expressive children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and exacerbate difficulties with academic and social skill development. This early efficacy study evaluated a combined explicit-implicit instructional approa...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/2018_AJSLP-18-0016

    authors: Bangert KJ,Halverson DM,Finestack LH

    更新日期:2019-05-27 00:00:00

  • Using Telegraphic Input With Children With Language Delays: A Survey of Speech-Language Pathologists' Practices and Perspectives.

    abstract::Purpose Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) often simplify their language input when talking to young children with language delays, but there is some controversy regarding whether simplified input should be telegraphic (e.g., Ball under, Doggie go, More toy) or grammatical (e.g., The ball went under; Go, Doggie! More...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/2018_AJSLP-18-0140

    authors: Venker CE,Yasick M,McDaniel J

    更新日期:2019-05-27 00:00:00

  • Estimates of the Prevalence of Speech and Motor Speech Disorders in Youth With 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome.

    abstract::Purpose Speech sound disorders and velopharyngeal dysfunction are frequent features of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q). We report the first estimate of the prevalence of motor speech disorders (MSDs) in youth with 22q. Method Seventeen children and adolescents with 22q completed an assessment protocol that included a ...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究

    doi:10.1044/2018_AJSLP-18-0037

    authors: Baylis AL,Shriberg LD

    更新日期:2019-02-21 00:00:00

  • Lexical Diversity Versus Lexical Error in the Language Transcripts of Children With Developmental Language Disorder: Different Conclusions About Lexical Ability.

    abstract::Purpose The purpose of this study was to provide preliminary data on differences in lexical diversity and lexical-semantic errors in the language samples of children with developmental language disorder (DLD) and children with typical language development (TLD) of the same age. Method We analyzed word use in the narra...

    journal_title:American journal of speech-language pathology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1044/2019_AJSLP-18-0143

    authors: Charest M,Skoczylas MJ

    更新日期:2019-08-09 00:00:00