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THE SPEECH IMPROVEMENT COURSE IS CONCERNED PRIMARILY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF CORRECT HABITS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. SUCH A COURSE SHOULD BE CONCERNED WITH IMPROVEMENT IN THREE MAIN AREAS-PROJECTION, AGREEABLE QUALITY, AND INTELLIGIBILITY. THE MOST IMPORTANT UNIT OF THE PROGRAM, PERHAPS, IS ITS LAUNCHING. STUDENTS SHOULD…

THE LESSON MATERIAL OF THIS TEXT COMPRISES THE FIRST UNITS, ABOUT ONE-THIRD, OF A NEW COURSE IN ELEMENTARY CHINESE. THE CHIEF AIM OF THE MATERIAL IS TO PROVIDE DRILLS TO ENABLE A STUDENT TO ACQUIRE AN ACTIVE FACILITY IN SPOKEN CHINESE. EACH LESSON UNIT CONTAINS (1) CONVERSATIONAL PHRASES AND DIALOGS, (2) SUPPLEMENTARY VOCABULARY, AND (3)…

THE PRESENT STATUS OF SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY IN THE NATION'S SCHOOL SYSTEMS WAS INVESTIGATED. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL PROBLEMS EXISTING IN THIS AREA. THE OBJECTIVES WERE TO PROVIDE EDUCATORS AND CLINICIANS WITH INFORMATION ON THE GENERAL PRACTICE, TRENDS, AND DEPARTURES IN SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND…

RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO DETERMINE THE AGE AT WHICH A CHILD WITH A FUNCTIONAL ARTICULATORY DISORDER SHOULD BEGIN THERAPY AND THE FREQUENCY OF THERAPY. THE AUTHORS REJECTED THE SURVEY METHOD BECAUSE OF ITS MANY LIMITATIONS. RESEARCH, USING THE EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH, WAS PLANNED TO SCREEN 30,000 CHILDREN, 724 OF WHOM WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO THERAPY,…