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Sahana Srinivasan; Swapna Narayanan – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2025
Dysarthria is significantly prevalent in individuals with post-stroke etiology. Behavioral treatment remains the foundation of dysarthria treatment approaches. Clear speech is one recent compensatory treatment approach that has gained traction. The present study aimed to determine whether the 'Be Clear' treatment significantly improved speech…
Descriptors: Articulation Impairments, Neurological Impairments, Intelligibility, Outcomes of Treatment
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Luckins, Jessie M.; Clarke, Michael T. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2021
Children with partially intelligible speech and language difficulties are often provided with speech-generating devices (SGDs) to support their spoken communication. However, little is known about how SGDs can be used best to facilitate language development. This study evaluated the effects of a conversation-based intervention using SGDs, on the…
Descriptors: Children, Speech, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intelligibility
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Connaghan, K. P.; Fisk, D.; Patel, R. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2021
A growing literature highlights the need to develop communication partner-based interventions for individuals with dysarthria. Identifying listener characteristics that facilitate speech understanding is a necessary step in designing communication partner interventions. Musicianship enhances speech understanding in adverse listening conditions…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Physical Disabilities, Music Education, Intervention