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Communication Modes and Functions in Children with Cerebral Palsy
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McFadd, Emily D.; Hustad, Katherine C. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: This study seeks to determine how speech-language impairments relate to the frequency and diversity of communication modes and functions produced by children with cerebral palsy (CP) during interactions with their mothers. Method: We studied 40 children with CP (M[subscript age] = 62 months) comprising three groups--those who were unable…
Descriptors: Children, Cerebral Palsy, Speech Impairments, Language Impairments
Perception of Speech Produced by Native and Nonnative Talkers by Listeners with Normal Hearing and Listeners with Cochlear Implants
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Ji, Caili; Galvin, John J.; Chang, Yi-ping; Xu, Anting; Fu, Qian-Jie – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2014
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the understanding of English sentences produced by native (English) and nonnative (Spanish) talkers by listeners with normal hearing (NH) and listeners with cochlear implants (CIs). Method: Sentence recognition in noise was measured in adult subjects with CIs and subjects with NH, all of whom were…
Descriptors: Sentences, Native Speakers, English (Second Language), Spanish Speaking
Single Word and Sentence Intelligibility in Children with Cochlear Implants
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Khwaileh, Fadwa A.; Flipsen, Peter, Jr. – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2010
This study examined the intelligibility of speech produced by 17 children (aged 4-11 years) with cochlear implants. Stimulus items included sentences from the Beginners' Intelligibility Test (BIT) and words from the Children Speech Intelligibility Measure (CSIM). Naive listeners responded by writing sentences heard or with two types of responses…
Descriptors: Sentences, Assistive Technology, Mutual Intelligibility, Correlation
Speaking Rates of Turkish Prelingually Hearing-Impaired Children
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Girgin, M. Cem – Online Submission, 2007
The aim of training for the hearing impaired children in auditory oral approach is to develop good speaking abilities. However profoundly hearing-impaired children show a wide range of spoken language abilities, some having highly intelligible speeches while others have unintelligible ones. This is due to hearing-impaired children's speech…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, High School Students, Comparative Analysis, Speech Skills
Intelligibility of Conversational Speech Produced by Children with Cochlear Implants
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Flipsen, Peter, Jr.; Colvard, Lana G. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2006
The intelligibility of conversational speech produced by six children fitted with cochlear implants before age 3 years was measured longitudinally. Samples were obtained every 3 months during periods of 12-21 months. Intelligibility was measured using both an utterance-by-utterance approach and an approach to the sample as a whole. Statistically…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Age Differences, Assistive Technology, Deafness
The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies, Language, and Education, Volume 2
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Marschark, Marc, Ed.; Spencer, Patricia Elizabeth, Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2010
"The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies, Language, and Education, Volume 2," is an updated edition of the landmark original volume. A range of international experts present a comprehensive overview of the field of deaf studies, language, and education. This area has grown dramatically over the past forty years. From work on the linguistics…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Linguistics, Sign Language