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Direct linkCaitlin Coughler; Taylor Bardell; Mary Ann Schouten; Kristen Smith; Lisa M. D. Archibald – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2024
Purpose: In the current age of greater digital delivery of services, it is important to examine the validity and differences between spoken and digital delivery of materials. The current study is a practice-based research partnership between school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and researchers, evaluating presentation effects and…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Recall (Psychology), Personal Narratives, Tablet Computers
Beiting, Molly – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: Treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and low verbal ability is a largely neglected area of study. Existing research focuses on language abilities; however, a subset of children with ASD also has speech sound disorders (SSDs). The purpose of this tutorial is to provide clinicians with evidence-based recommendations to…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Speech Impairments, Speech Skills, Children
Snyder, Greg; Manahan, Ashlee; McKnight, Peyton; Kornischa, Myriam – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: This study measured between-groups differences in perceived speech skills and personality characteristics of a 12-year-old male child who stutters (CWS) as a function of a written factual stuttering disclosure statement, delivered by the CWS, his "mother," or his "teacher." Method: Four hundred twenty-four college-age…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Disclosure, Speech Skills, Personality Traits
McLeod, Sharynne; Verdon, Sarah; Tran, Van H.; Margetson, Kate; Wang, Cen – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: The aim of this pilot feasibility study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the group VietSpeech SuperSpeech program targeting speech skills and home language maintenance via telepractice. Method: In Stage 1, using a case-control design, 30 Vietnamese-English-speaking children were assessed in English and Vietnamese, and parents…
Descriptors: Speech Skills, Native Language, Intervention, Language Maintenance
Farquharson, Kelly; Tambyraja, Sherine R.; Justice, Laura M. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the extent to which child- and therapy-level factors contribute to gains in speech sound production accuracy for children with speech sound disorders in receipt of school-based services. Method: Data were obtained from 126 kindergarten and first- and second-grade children currently in receipt of…
Descriptors: Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, Accuracy, Speech Impairments
Lund, Emily; Werfel, Krystal L. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of switching from in-person assessment to virtual assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic on the growth trajectories of children with hearing loss who are learning spoken language. Method: Sixty-eight children with typical hearing, 44 children with cochlear implants, and 47 children…
Descriptors: Children, Hearing Impairments, Assistive Technology, Deafness
Koopmans, Clare; Sakash, Ashley; Soriano, Jennifer; Long, Helen L.; Hustad, Katherine C. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between functional communication skills, underlying speech, language, and cognitive impairments and school-based speech pathology services in students with cerebral palsy (CP). Method: Thirty-five participants with CP who had Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) were classified…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Cerebral Palsy, Students with Disabilities, Language Skills
Natzke, Phoebe; Sakash, Ashley; Mahr, Tristan; Hustad, Katherine C. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: Accurate measurement of speech intelligibility is essential for children with speech production deficits, but wide variability exists in the measures and protocols used. The current study sought to examine relationships among measures of speech intelligibility and the capacity of different measures to capture change over time. Method:…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Speech Skills, Measurement Techniques, Correlation
Moxam, Carol – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) working within the pediatric field will find themselves working with school-age children and consequently collaborating with teaching staff. Knowledge of the links between language, speech, and literacy can support and inform successful collaboration between the SLP and the teacher and their shared goal…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Professional Personnel, Language Skills, Speech Skills
Becker, Robyn; Sylvan, Lesley – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: The merits of collaboration between teachers and speech-language pathologists have been extensively highlighted in literature on multitiered educational frameworks. Studies also illustrate the link between articulation, phonemic awareness, and, ultimately, reading skills. This article describes the impact of an intervention targeting…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Phonemic Awareness, Articulation (Speech), Speech Language Pathology
The Effects of Different Sources of Stuttering Disclosure on the Perceptions of a Child Who Stutters
Snyder, Greg; Williams, Molly Grace; Adams, Caroline; Blanchet, Paul – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: This study measured between-group differences in perceived speech skills and personality characteristics of a 12-year-old boy who stutters as a function of a factual stuttering disclosure statement, delivered by the boy who stutters, his "mother," or his "teacher." Method: Two hundred seventeen college-aged adults were…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Speech Skills, Personality Traits, Early Adolescents
Cronin, Anna; McLeod, Sharynne; Verdon, Sarah – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: Children with a cleft palate (± cleft lip; CP±L) can have difficulties communicating and participating in daily life, yet speech-language pathologists typically focus on speech production during routine assessments. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: Children and Youth Version (ICF-CY; World Health…
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Physical Disabilities, Speech Communication, Speech Skills
Arena, Richard M.; Walker, Elizabeth A.; Oleson, Jacob J. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2017
Purpose: A number of studies with large sample sizes have reported lower prevalence of stuttering in children with significant hearing loss compared to children without hearing loss. This study used a parent questionnaire to investigate the characteristics of stuttering (e.g., incidence, prevalence, and age of onset) in children who are hard of…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Partial Hearing, Children, Parents
Nippold, Marilyn A.; Packman, Ann – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2012
Purpose: This prologue serves to introduce a research forum composed of studies that address the topic of stuttering in school-age children and adolescents. Researchers are encouraged to continue to build the knowledge base that sustains evidence-based practice in this area. Method: The nature of stuttering as it evolves from early childhood into…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Speech Impairments, Children, Adolescents
McLeod, Sharynne; Crowe, Kathryn; Shahaeian, Ameneh – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe normative and validation data on the Intelligibility in Context Scale (ICS; McLeod, Harrison, & McCormack, 2012c) for English-speaking children. Method: The ICS is a 7-item, parent-report measure of children's speech intelligibility with a range of communicative partners. Data were collected…
Descriptors: Speech Skills, Articulation (Speech), Communication Skills, Measures (Individuals)
