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

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

更新日期：2018-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:This study examined cross-sectional age-related trajectories of expressive language variables (syntactic complexity, lexical diversity, unintelligibility, dysfluency, and talkativeness) derived from a narrative language sampling procedure. Method:Narrative samples were analyzed from 103 typically developing in...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Channell MM,Loveall SJ,Conners FA,Harvey DJ,Abbeduto L

更新日期：2018-02-06 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: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

authors： Na JY,Wilkinson K,Liang J

更新日期：2018-02-06 00:00:00

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

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

更新日期：2018-02-06 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: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 impact of clear speech or an increased vocal intensity on consonant spectra was investigated for speakers with mild dysarthria secondary to multiple sclerosis or Parkinson's disease and healthy controls. Method:Sentences were read in habitual, clear, and loud conditions. Spectral moment coefficients were o...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Tjaden K,Martel-Sauvageau V

更新日期：2017-06-22 00:00:00

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

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

更新日期：2017-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Ambulatory voice biofeedback (AVB) has the potential to significantly improve voice therapy effectiveness by targeting one of the most challenging aspects of rehabilitation: carryover of desired behaviors outside of the therapy session. Although initial evidence indicates that AVB can alter vocal behavior in da...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Van Stan JH,Mehta DD,Petit RJ,Sternad D,Muise J,Burns JA,Hillman RE

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The current study examined treatment outcomes and generalization patterns following 2 sentence comprehension therapies: object manipulation (OM) and sentence-to-picture matching (SPM). Findings were interpreted within the framework of specific deficit and resource reduction accounts, which were extended in orde...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Des Roches CA,Vallila-Rohter S,Villard S,Tripodis Y,Caplan D,Kiran S

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Dysphagia is common sequelae of chemical ingestion injury, resulting from damage to critical swallowing structures. From a speech-language pathology perspective, this study outlines the physiological deficits in 2 individuals with severe injury (1 woman, acid; 1 man, alkali) and the pattern of dysphagia rehabil...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Rumbach AF,Cremer R,Chatwood A,Fink S,Haider S,Yee M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The purposes of this investigation were to determine if measures such as mean length of utterance (MLU) and percentage of comprehensible words can be derived reliably from language samples of children with severe speech impairments and if such measures correlate with tools that measure constructs assumed to be ...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Binger C,Ragsdale J,Bustos A

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:This study investigated the acoustic properties of 6 Taiwan Southern Min vowels produced by 10 laryngeal speakers (LA), 10 speakers with a pneumatic artificial larynx (PA), and 8 esophageal speakers (ES). Method:Each of the 6 monophthongs of Taiwan Southern Min (/i, e, a, ɔ, u, ə/) was represented by a Taiwan ...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Liao JS

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Voluntary stuttering is a strategy that has been suggested for use in the clinical literature but has minimal empirical data regarding treatment outcomes. The purpose of the present study is to explore client perspectives regarding the impact of the use of this strategy on the affective, behavioral, and cogniti...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Byrd CT,Gkalitsiou Z,Donaher J,Stergiou E

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), an influential experimental approach, provides valuable information about clinical disorders that can be used to select and/or refine speech and language interventions. Functional MRI (fMRI) in particular is becoming a widespread methodological tool for investigating speech and...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Chouinard B,Boliek C,Cummine J

更新日期：2016-08-01 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:This study examined the test-retest reliability of select measures of word-retrieval errors in narrative discourses of individuals with aphasia assessed with the AphasiaBank stimuli. METHOD:Ten participants with aphasia were video recorded during 2 sessions producing narratives elicited with pictures. Discours...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Boyle M

更新日期：2015-11-01 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: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: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

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

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated the feasibility of using a virtual clinician (VC) to promote functional communication abilities of persons with aphasia (PWAs). We aimed to determine whether the quantity and quality of verbal output in dialogues with a VC would be the same or greater than those with a human clinician (HC). MET...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Kalinyak-Fliszar M,Martin N,Keshner E,Rudnicky A,Shi J,Teodoro G

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In this article, our goal was to determine the state of the evidence and the effect of speech-language pathology (SLP) treatment for individuals with paradoxical vocal fold motion (PVFM). METHOD:The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's National Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Diso...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Patel RR,Venediktov R,Schooling T,Wang B

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study investigated consonant cluster acquisition in Chinese-influenced Malaysian English (ChME)-speaking children. METHOD:This cross-sectional study involved 262 typically developing ChME-speaking children (138 girls, 124 boys) ages 3 to 7 years old. A single-word picture-naming task, which contained 66 w...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Phoon HS,Maclagan M,Abdullah AC

更新日期：2015-08-01 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: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:This study compared a new adult stuttering treatment program (Modifying Phonation Intervals, or MPI) with the standard of care for reducing stuttered speech in adults (prolonged speech). METHOD:Twenty-seven adults who stutter were assigned to either MPI or prolonged speech treatment, both of which used similar...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Ingham RJ,Ingham JC,Bothe AK,Wang Y,Kilgo M

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

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

authors： Serpanos YC,Senzer D

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of a phonological awareness (PA) intervention, designed for Tier 2 instruction in a Response to Intervention (RTI) model, delivered to small groups of preschoolers. METHOD:A multiple-baseline design across participants was used to evaluate the effic...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Kruse LG,Spencer TD,Olszewski A,Goldstein H

更新日期：2015-05-01 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 classroom differences in the narrative performance of school-age African American English (AAE)-speaking children in gifted and general education classrooms. METHOD:Forty-three children, Grades 2-5, each generated fictional narratives in response to the book Frog, Where Are You? (Mayer,...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Mills MT

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The current study tested whether the difficulties of children with specific language impairment (SLI) in skill acquisition are related to learning processes that occur while practicing a new skill or to the passage of time between practice and later performance. METHOD:The acquisition and retention of a new co...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Adi-Japha E,Abu-Asba H

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to investigate how maternal gesture relates to speech production by children with fragile X syndrome (FXS). METHOD:Participants were 27 young children with FXS (23 boys, 4 girls) and their mothers. Videotaped home observations were conducted between the ages of 25 and 37 months (t...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Hahn LJ,Zimmer BJ,Brady NC,Swinburne Romine RE,Fleming KK

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

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

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

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between vocabulary knowledge and word retrieval in younger and older adults. METHOD:Three tests of word retrieval and 2 tests of word knowledge were administered to 140 Hebrew-speaking adults, half of whom were younger (M(age) = 24.20 years) and half of...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Kavé G,Yafé R

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This research investigated the use of a dynamic assessment (DA) to identify differences among young children with severe disabilities, which would predict progress in learning behaviors indicating coordinated joint attention (CJA). METHOD:Six children 10-24 months of age were enrolled in a 16-week treatment fo...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Olswang LB,Feuerstein JL,Pinder GL,Dowden P

更新日期：2013-08-01 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:In contrast to clinician-as-expert models, social models of clinical practice typically acknowledge people with aphasia as equal partners in intervention. Given this, there may be a place within speech-language pathology education for programs situating people with aphasia as experts. This paper describes an ap...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Purves BA,Petersen J,Puurveen G

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The present study examines the impact of typical aging and Parkinson's disease (PD) on the relationship among breath pausing, syntax, and punctuation. METHOD:Thirty young adults, 25 typically aging older adults, and 15 individuals with PD participated. Fifteen participants were age- and sex-matched to the indi...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Huber JE,Darling M,Francis EJ,Zhang D

更新日期：2012-11-01 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