Steps in designing and implementing an innovative assessment instrument.

abstract：:Within the last decade, researchers and clinicians have reported an increase in the incidence and diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Various factors have been proposed for this apparent change including broader diagnostic criteria, greater public awareness, biological and environmental interactions, and earl...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Bagnato SJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Word deafness is an intriguing neurological syndrome characterized by severe difficulties in the ability to understand or reproduce spoken language with otherwise intact speech production and nonauditory language comprehension. The disorder is of significant theoretical importance because it putatively supports the mo...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Stefanatos GA

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature remains unclear about the effects of prenatal cocaine exposure on child development. Meanwhile, the implications for public policy and treatment and for our scientific understanding of the toxicity of cocaine are substantial. In this article we describe; (1) our current understanding of the effects of p...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Lester BM,LaGasse LL,Bigsby R

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, a longitudinal case study of a client (whose initials are TH) with chronic Broca's aphasia is presented. The language data encompass test and therapy data over a 7-year period, during which TH's language performance and verbal communicative behavior have improved and continue to improve. A carryover f...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Stark JA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infusing evidence-based practice (EBP) into the clinical setting implies that professionals use evidence that is relevant and credible, maintain their pursuit of best current knowledge, respect their clients' preferences and values, and keep these clients and their families appropriately informed about their treatment...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Chabon S,Morris J,Lemoncello R

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Family-centered care is a practice model that has been described in the literature for the past two decades. The evidence shows that when family-centered care is practiced, outcomes are enhanced for children with autism and other disabilities and their families and teams. This article reviews two innovative programs t...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Beatson JE

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a writing lab approach, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) work on collaborative teams with general and special educators to foster language growth using inclusive, curriculum-based, computer-supported writing process instruction. By engaging students in authentic writing projects using recursive writing processes...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Nelson NW,Van Meter AM,Chamberlain D,Bahr CM

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with speech impairment form a significant part of many speech language pathology caseloads. Traditionally, assessment and intervention with these children has focused on the level of the impairment. However, the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (IC...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： McLeod S,McCormack J

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Difficulties in attention or concentration are observed in many clinical syndromes. Cognitive studies of normal attention and neuropsychological studies of brain dysfunction indicate that attention reflects a variety of mechanisms. These processes include the startle response, the orienting response, selective attenti...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： O'Donnell BF

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-five states and four U.S. territories have committed to implementing the new Common Core State Standards, with the goal of graduating students from our K-12 programs who are ready for college and careers. For many, the new standards represent a shift in genre focus, giving much more specific attention to informa...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Roberts KL

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigating children's feelings and attitudes toward talking assists speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to understand experiences of communication and the impact of speech sound disorders (SSD). This, in turn, can assist SLPs in identifying appropriate intervention for children with SSD that addresses the needs of ...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： McCormack J,McLeod S,Crowe K

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to differentiate morality, ethics, and law. Morality refers to a set of deeply held, widely shared, and relatively stable values within a community. Ethics as a philosophical enterprise involves the study of values, and the justification for right and good actions, as represented by the ...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Horner J

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An estimated 390,000 to 520,000 individuals with severe aphasia (IWSA) currently live in the United States. IWSA experience profound social isolation, which is associated with a wide range of negative health outcomes, including mortality. Treatments for severe aphasia frequently focus on compensatory communication app...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Hoover E,McFee A,DeDe G

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decisions regarding eligibility for speech-language services in the schools can be the most difficult decisions facing school-based speech-language pathologists. Clinicians and parents must be informed about the federal mandates for services in the schools for children with special needs in order to make appropriate d...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Whitmire K,Dublinske S

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The behavioral phenotype of individuals with Down syndrome (DS) offers one avenue for developing speech-language therapy services that are tailored to the individual's characteristics that affect treatment response. Behavioral phenotypes are patterns of behavioral strengths and weaknesses for specific genetic disorder...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： McDaniel J,Yoder PJ

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory muscle strength training is a paradigm that has been used for numerous years with a variety of populations including but not limited to spinal cord injury, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, voice disordered, sedentary elderly, and healthy young. The respiratory...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Sapienza CM,Wheeler K

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Technology can assist both standardized and nonstandardized language assessment. Standardized test records can be rapidly and accurately scored, and the potential exists for entirely computerized test administration. Sounds and images can be captured and then played or displayed on a computer, creating stimulus sets t...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Long SH

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reflects on the future of intervention for language and communication disorders that follow unilateral damage to the right cerebral hemisphere. The author first introduces some of the challenges inherent in this task: a very small and preliminary evidence base and a limited number of investigators conduct...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Tompkins CA

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with voice problems are encountered by speech-language pathologists working in schools but not with sufficient frequency to yield a great experience in managing them. Their evaluation and treatment now are best handled by a team of specialists in pediatric otolaryngology and speech-language pathology with exp...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Smith ME

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the acquisition of English phonology by children adopted from China. Data are summarized from three recent studies with a focus on the phonological skills of children adopted from China as infants or toddlers. Two longitudinal studies (combined n = 8) described early phonological behaviors (e.g.,...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Pollock KE,Price JR

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Feeding skills of preterm neonates in a neonatal intensive care unit are in an emergent phase of development and require careful support to minimize stress. The underpinnings that influence and enhance both neuroprotection and safety were discussed in Part I. An infant-guided, co-regulated approach to feeding can prot...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Shaker CS

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysphagia occurs frequently following stroke and may result in serious health consequences including pneumonia, malnutrition, dehydration, and mortality. Prevention of these negative health outcomes requires early identification and treatment of dysphagia. The speech-language pathologist, as part of a multidisciplinar...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Rogus-Pulia N,Robbins J

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article will review types of perseveration from a neurolinguistic perspective. During the course of the article, continuous, stuck-in-set, and recurrent perseveration will be placed in contradistinction to several other types of repetitive behaviors commonly associated with neurogenic communication disorders. The...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Christman SS,Boutsen FR,Buckingham HW

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Speech-language pathologists play a crucial role in the assessment and treatment of individuals with primary progressive aphasia (PPA). The speech-language evaluation is a critical aspect of the diagnostic and rehabilitative process, informing differential diagnosis as well as intervention planning and monitoring of c...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Henry ML,Grasso SM

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proficient clinical reasoning is a critical skill in high-quality, evidence-based management of swallowing impairment (dysphagia). Clinical reasoning in this area of practice is a cognitively complex process, as it requires synthesis of multiple sources of information that are generated during a thorough, evidence-bas...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Doeltgen S,Attrill S,Murray J

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to help the reader understand what contributes to normal resonance for speech production. In addition, the reader will learn about the types of resonance disorders and their characteristics. The causes of resonance disorders will be described with a guideline on how they should be treate...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Kummer AW

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is presented in a question and answer format and shares the thoughts of the 2006 President of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), Alex Johnson, and current Executive Director of ASHA, Arlene Pietranton, regarding several regulatory issues that the professions of audiology and/or speec...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Johnson A,Pietranton AA

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysphagia in infants and children is usually only one part of a broad spectrum of complex medical, health, and developmental problems. As etiologies vary, so do prognoses. Increased survival rates of infants in recent years have been accompanied by an increased prevalence of neurologic, cardiorespiratory, and structur...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Arvedson JC,Lefton-Greif MA

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Engaging activities are enriching ones. To determine whether an instructional activity is engaging, it helps to divide an activity into separate domains, and to rate the activity for the degree to which it fosters engagement in each of the domains. A tool made up of six domains of instructional practice is described i...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Mastergeorge AM

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical evaluation of velopharyngeal function relies heavily on auditory perceptual judgments that can be supported by instrumental examination of the velopharyngeal valve. Many of the current instrumental techniques are difficult to interpret, expensive, and/or unavailable to clinicians. Proposed in this report is a...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Bunton K,Hoit JD,Gallagher K

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00