Book Club Experiences, Engagement, and Reading Support Use by People With Aphasia.

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

authors： Kovacs T,Hill K

更新日期：2017-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes, feelings, and practice characteristics of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in Israel regarding the subject of delivering bad news. Method:One hundred and seventy-three Israeli SLPs answered an online survey. Respondents represented SLPs in Israel in al...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Gold R,Gold A

更新日期：2018-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The goal of this study was to evaluate a key word signing (KWS) program in which adults with mild to severe intellectual disability (ID) were taught manual signs through their support staff. Our hypothesis was that spontaneous manual sign production of participants would increase significantly after 12 months o...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Meuris K,Maes B,Zink I

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the clinical utility of the narrative scoring scheme (NSS) as an index of narrative macrostructure for young school-age children. METHOD:Oral retells of a wordless picture book were elicited from 129 typically developing children, ages 5-7. A series of correlations and hierarchical regression equat...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Heilmann J,Miller JF,Nockerts A,Dunaway C

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the kinds of explicit and implicit statements generated by school-age children with and without language impairments during comprehension of expository texts and to determine the relationship of these statements to comprehension performance. METHOD:Forty 4th-grade children with and without language ...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Laing Gillam S,Fargo JD,St Clair Robertson K

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This clinical focus article describes an exploratory case study addressing reduction of vocal loudness in a young adult with a history of autism spectrum disorder and developmental delay. The need for a short-term pullout individual intervention arose from his participation in the Advancing Language and Literac...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Pack A,Colozzo P,Bernhardt BM,Radanov B,Rosebush R,Marinova-Todd SH

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Evidence supports using visual scene displays (VSDs) with young children using speech-generating devices. This study examined initial and subsequent performance during VSD use by children age 24-27 and 33-36 months to explore child characteristics that may relate to navigational skill differences. METHOD:Child...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Olin AR,Reichle J,Johnson L,Monn E

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Tracheostomy speaking valve use may increase airflow resistance and work of breathing. It remains unclear which valve offers the best performance characteristics. We compared the performance characteristics of the Shikani speaking valve (SSV; unidirectional-flow ball valve) with those of the Passy-Muir valve (P...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Shikani AH,Miller AC,Elamin EM

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The aim of this study was to investigate the typical disfluency rates at 30 months old in a large group of simultaneous bilingual children and also investigate the relationships between disfluency rates and linguistic complexity (mean length of utterance in words [MLU-W]), vocabulary diversity (VocD), and speak...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Brundage SB,Rowe H

更新日期：2018-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose Dynamic assessment (DA) has generally been accepted and recommended for use with bilingual children; however, no meta-analysis or systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy for language impairment within this population exists. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the current use of DA and its diagnostic a...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Orellana CI,Wada R,Gillam RB

更新日期：2019-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose The purpose of this cross-sectional investigation was to expand the comparative database of pediatric tongue strength for children and adolescents with typical development, ages 3-17 years, and compare tongue strength among children with typical development, speech sound delay/disorders (SD), and motor speech ...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Potter NL,Nievergelt Y,VanDam M

更新日期：2019-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In this column, the Editor of the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology reflects on the value of retrospective record review and considers the design elements that contribute to sound methodology in this format. ...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Wilkinson K

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of phonomotor treatment on the types of errors produced during a confrontation naming task for people with aphasia (PWA). METHOD:Ten PWA received 60 hr of phonomotor treatment across 6 weeks. Confrontation naming abilities were measured before and a...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Kendall DL,Hunting Pompon R,Brookshire CE,Minkina I,Bislick L

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

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

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

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

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

authors： Kent RD,Rountrey C

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

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

authors： Einarsdóttir J,Ingham RJ

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

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

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

更新日期：2019-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This is a systematic review of assessment and treatment of cognitive and communicative abilities of individuals with acquired brain injury via telepractice versus in person. The a priori clinical questions were informed by previous research that highlights the importance of considering any functional implicatio...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Coleman JJ,Frymark T,Franceschini NM,Theodoros DG

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study investigated a new intervention package aimed at increasing expressive word learning by school-age children with autism who have limited expressive vocabularies. This pilot investigation was intended to show proof of concept. METHOD:Ten children between the ages of 6 and 10 years participated, with ...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Brady NC,Storkel HL,Bushnell P,Barker RM,Saunders K,Daniels D,Fleming K

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Unanswered questions regarding the nature of auditory processing disorders (APDs), how best to identify at-risk students, how best to diagnose and differentiate APDs from other disorders, and concerns about the lack of valid treatments have resulted in ongoing confusion and skepticism about the diagnostic valid...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： DeBonis DA,Moncrieff D

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

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

authors： Sandberg CW,Gray T

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Syntactic development in adolescents was examined using a spoken discourse task and standardized testing. The primary goal was to determine whether adolescents with a history of language impairments would differ from those with a history of typical language development (TLD). This is a companion study to one th...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Nippold MA,Mansfield TC,Billow JL,Tomblin JB

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

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

authors： Roberts MY,Kaiser AP

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

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 ...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Skahan SM,Watson M,Lof GL

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The effects of intention gesture treatment (IGT) and pantomime gesture treatment (PGT) on word retrieval were compared in people with aphasia. METHOD:Four individuals with aphasia and word retrieval impairments subsequent to left-hemisphere stroke participated in a single-participant crossover treatment design...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Ferguson NF,Evans K,Raymer AM

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

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

authors： Darling-White M,Huber JE

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

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

authors： Byiers BJ,Reichle J,Symons FJ

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose The purpose of this article was to examine the current state of counseling education and to present examples of strategies for teaching counseling based on the author's 40 years of university teaching. Conclusion Current research suggests that students and clinicians are not getting sufficient training in pers...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Luterman D

更新日期：2020-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The aim of this study was to establish reliability and validity for self-ratings of vocal status obtained during the daily activities of patients with vocal hyperfunction (VH) and matched controls. Method:Eight-four patients with VH and 74 participants with normal voices answered 3 vocal status questions-diffi...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Van Stan JH,Maffei M,Masson MLV,Mehta DD,Burns JA,Hillman RE

更新日期：2017-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to determine whether citizens with language impairment understand legal rights as conveyed in Miranda warnings. METHOD:Grisso's Instruments for Assessing Understanding and Appreciation of Miranda Rights (1998) was administered to 34 young adults, half of whom met the diagnostic cr...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Rost GC,McGregor KK

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00