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Showing 1 to 20 of 140 for “"Speech therapy"”.
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Speech Therapy
Words can hurt. Most theorists who are working on speech and harm, even across disciplinary lines, agree to that much. There is less agreement, however, regarding the mechanisms by which speech causes or constitutes harm. By way of paying special attention to the dangers of ordinary, and to varying …
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A new computer-based speech therapy tutor for vowel production
Our primary mode of communication is via speech. Therefore, any person who has difficulty in producing understandable speech, for whatever reason, is at a great disadvantage. It is the role of the speech therapist to help such people to improve their speech production wherever possible. The aim of …
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Utilizing Home Environments for Optimal Outcomes of Early-Intervention Speech Therapy
… the approaches of in-home early-intervention speech-language pathologists in the Oklahoma SoonerStart program and provide recommendations for professionals working in the field of early-intervention. Mosli et al., (2016) explain the important roles family members play in the development of a …
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The Effect of Personality on Adults' Perceived Benefit of Speech Therapy: A Pilot Study
… The effects of personality in the field of speech therapy have not yet been determined. It was the purpose of this study to evaluate the effect of personality on adults' perceived benefit from speech therapy. Eleven current and former speech therapy clients participated in this study. Each …
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Application of Computational Intelligence in Cognitive Radio Network for Efficient Spectrum Utilization, and Speech Therapy
… includes the use of ANN and SVM for impaired speech segmentation which is the first phase of a research project that aims at developing an artificial speech therapist for speech impaired patients.
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A Survey of Speech Therapy Programs in the Public Schools in the State of Washington
… study (1) to determine the current status of the speech therapy programs in the public schools of the eastern half of the state of Washington; (2) to evaluate changes that have occurred since their initiation and (3) to estimate future goals insofar as possible.
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Visualizing speech production with a hidden Markov model tracker to aid speech therapy and communication
… can range from problems in comprehension of speech to expression of speech to the point that it interferes with an individuals achievement and/or quality of life. Communication disorders can compromise a persons psychological, sociological, educational and vocational growth. There have been …
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An Experimental Study to Determine the Effect of Creative Dramatics upon a Public School Speech Therapy Program
… of children participating in a public school speech correction program.</p>
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A profile of the speech therapy and audiology clientele at a tertiary hospital in the Western Cape
… little descriptive client data with regard to Speech Therapy and Audiology Services in South Africa to support proactive service planning. This study therefore aimed to describe trends in the demographic, diagnostic, and attendance variables of first-time clients who had attended the Speech …
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A Comparison of a Block Program with the More Traditional System of Scheduling Speech Therapy in the Public Schools
… to compare the block system of scheduling speech correction services in the public schools with the traditional intermittent system of scheduling. The question this study sought to answer was: Does the type of scheduling have an effect on the progress made by children? Opinions, regarding …
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Logopedijos modulių kokybės vertinimas /
The present Master thesis evaluates speech therapy modules of special pedagogy studies programme. The aim is to reveal quality evaluation of speech therapy modules of special pedagogy studies programme by the students of speech therapy and speech therapy specialists. 38 students of full-time …
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“When do I get to see the dog?”: The communicative environment during animal assisted speech therapy sessions for adults with acquired cognitive-communicative disorders
This is a mixed methods study of an established Therapy Dog Program in a sub-acute rehabilitation hospital that examined the communicative space created when a therapy dog is part of a Speech Therapy (ST) session for persons with acquired cognitive-communicative disorders. Grounded in the …
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AMILOIDOSE - DEMANDAS E PERFIL FONOAUDIOLÓGICO: Revisão de literatura
… Objectives: This study seeks to identify the speech therapy demand in patients with amyloid deposit disease and what interventions speech therapy can propose together with the other professionals of the multidisciplinary team. Methodology: This is an integrative review with a search for …
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Individuals with Parkinson's disease and their experiences with changes in communication and behavioral speech therapies
… the slowed contractions of the muscles used in speech paired with the reduced movement in the muscles that support breathing, vocal loudness, and articulation (Parkinson Foundation, 2023). Current treatment options for the management of these symptoms include medication therapy or behavioral …
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Parâmetros assistenciais e procedimentos do sistema estomatognático e dos distúrbios da comunicação humana em um centro de terapia intensiva neurológico
… carried out using secondary data provided by the speech therapy service of a general hospital in the state of Bahia, Brazil, between July 2021 and July 2023. These data were obtained by consulting the speech therapy care indicators, analyzed anonymously, aggregated, without the use of users' …
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Role of Therapeutic Devices in Enhancing Speech Intelligibility and Vocal Intensity in an Individual with Parkinson’s Disease
<p>The prevailing speech therapy techniques for treating hypokinetic dysarthria in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) yields improvements within the clinical setting, however, maintenance and generalization of acquired behaviors continue to be a challenge. The purpose of this study was to …
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Development of an Automated Program to Teach Auditory Discrimination
… which are necessary to the development of good speech could be programed. Students utilizing programed instruction techniques would be able to practice skills which were formerly acquired during regular therapy sessions and, therefore, have the benefit of therapeutic services at their own …
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Identification and Discrimination of Synthetic Sonorants by Children: The Influence of Disordered Articulation (Perception)
… training is a major component of speech-therapy programs designed to improve speech-articulation skills. Training in the identification and discrimination of correct and incor- rect speech-sound production is based on the premise that there is a causal relation between speech …
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