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Julia Petty; Lisa Whiting; Celia Harding – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Infants born preterm are at high risk of facing difficulties with acquiring speech, language and communication skills. Research on the direct benefits of parent--infant communication in neonatal units is limited. This study recognises that although neonatal nurses regard early communication as important, there is scope to develop a…
Descriptors: Neonates, Nurses, Knowledge Level, Premature Infants
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Miller, Elisabeth L. – Written Communication, 2019
Resulting from stroke or brain injury, aphasia affects individuals' ability to produce and comprehend language, but it also creates profound social changes, limiting individuals' opportunities to communicate or to be seen as capable of communication. To address these challenges, the field of communicative sciences and disorders (CSD) has sought to…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Language Processing, Communication Skills, Autobiographies
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Becker, Sharon J.; Bowen, Sandy K. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2018
The researchers examine the perspectives of service providers involved in educating students who are both deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) and English Learners (EL). Using qualitative phenomenology methodology, the researchers interviewed eight service providers in one school district about their perspectives on the unique challenges and issues…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, English Language Learners, Attitude Measures
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Solarsh, Barbara; Johnson, Hilary – Topics in Language Disorders, 2017
People with communication support needs experience barriers that limit their social inclusion in society. A community approach such as "communication access" that targets changing attitudes, skills, and resources may assist in facilitating community participation. The authors describe the development of communication access from 2008 in…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Foreign Countries, Intervention, Speech Language Pathology
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Goldberg, Lynette R. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2015
Interprofessional education (IPE) is recognized as a critical component in preparing students for effective interprofessional practice in health care. IPE is supported by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and students' competence in interprofessional practice is expected by clinical supervisors for effective work in any…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Interprofessional Relationship, Interpersonal Competence, Interpersonal Communication
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du Plessis, Sandra – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2012
This study investigates the perception of the strengths and challenges that face city centre preschool teachers and preschool learners in the acquisition of English as medium of instruction and to use the results to explore the role of speech-language therapists in this context. A descriptive survey, incorporating a quantitative data collection…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Speech Language Pathology, Professional Personnel, Preschool Teachers