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McGregor, Karla K.; Ohlmann, Nancy; Eden, Nichole; Arbisi-Kelm, Tim; Young, Alys – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2023
Purpose: The aim of this study was to situate developmental language disorder (DLD) within the impairment and disability framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF); describe the functional strengths and weaknesses of a cohort of first-grade children with DLD and their peers; and explore the ways that…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Developmental Delays, Intervention, Individual Characteristics
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Waite, Monique C.; Theodoros, Deborah G.; Russell, Trevor G.; Cahill, Louise M. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2010
Purpose: Telehealth has the potential to improve children's access to speech-language pathology services. Validation of telehealth applications, including the assessment of childhood language disorders, is necessary for telehealth to become an accepted alternative mode of service provision. The aim of this study was to validate an Internet-based…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Interrater Reliability, Speech Language Pathology, Children
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Sarnecky, Ellen; Michaud, Ted – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1979
Survey findings showed that in the Washington, D. C. Metropolitan Area, programs and support services necessary to meet the unique needs of gifted and talented hearing-impaired students were limited. (DLS)
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Gifted, Hearing Impairments, Services
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McKinnon, David H.; McLeod, Sharynne; Reilly, Sheena – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2007
Purpose: The aims of this study were threefold: to report teachers' estimates of the prevalence of speech disorders (specifically, stuttering, voice, and speech-sound disorders); to consider correspondence between the prevalence of speech disorders and gender, grade level, and socioeconomic status; and to describe the level of support provided to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Incidence, Voice Disorders, Stuttering
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English, Kris – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1991
Members (n=182) of the Educational Audiology Association were surveyed to determine emerging levels of best practices in the field. Demographic data, uses of amplification, the role of the educational audiologist as case manager/consultant, and both clinical and professional concerns are discussed. Areas for further research are suggested.…
Descriptors: Counselor Attitudes, Demography, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
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Cole, Kevin N.; Coggins, Truman E.; Vanderstoep, Cheryl – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1999
This study examined effects of intervention on discourse skills on 13 children (ages 3-7) with language delays and cognitive performance above language performance, and 14 children with delays in both language and cognitive performance. The children with lower IQ performance benefited more from the intervention. Service implications are discussed.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Communication Skills, Developmental Delays, Instructional Effectiveness
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Roseberry-McKibbin, Celeste A.; Eicholtz, Glenn E. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1994
A national survey of public school speech/language clinicians (n=1,145) assessed clinicians' services to limited English-proficient (LEP) children. Findings included 90% did not speak a second language, 76% had no previous coursework addressing LEP children, and Hispanics were the most commonly served. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Limited English Speaking, National Surveys
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English, Kris; Church, Gerald – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1999
A survey conducted to investigate the academic supports that are presently being provided to 406 students (ages 1-19) with unilateral hearing loss indicated that 54% received individualized special-education services in addition to some audiologic support, and that 24% were functioning below average relative to their peers. (CR)
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Achievement, Audiology, Educational Environment
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Madrid, Joe H. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1977
Described is a method to make assignments of speech, hearing, and language clinicians serving handicapped students through special education. (CL)
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
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Ertmer, David J. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2002
This article introduces a forum that provides information for assisting speech-language pathologists and audiologists in fulfilling their professional responsibilities in a variety of settings to children with hearing impairments who have cochlear implants. A preview of the following articles on services for children with cochlear implants is…
Descriptors: Auditory Training, Cochlear Implants, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education