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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"speech and language development"”.
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Early Speech and Language Development: A Comparison of Typically Developing Children to Children with Cleft Palate.
… intervention is effective in increasing the speech and language development of children with cleft lip and palate. To further determine the efficacy of this intervention, this study compared the speech and language development of children with CLP, who received parent implemented …
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Understanding the Conserved and Species-Specific Functions of FOXP2, a Gene Implicated in Speech and Language Development
… my dissertation work I sought to better understand the conserved and human-specific functions of FoxP2. Intrigued by the enrichment of FOXP2 in the human subplate layer, I hypothesized that FOXP2 regulates evolutionarily distinct subplate gene expression patterns and tested this theory by …
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An Integrated Multimodal Intervention Approach to Support Speech and Language Development in Children With Severe Speech Impairments
"Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is often viewed as a ""last resort"" for children with severe speech sound impairments, with AAC consideration only occurring after years of failed traditional speech therapy. Two main reasons this occurs is because (a) parents view AAC as ""giving …
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Relationship Between a Measure of Social and Emotional Development and Early Communication Development in Young Children with Cleft Palate
… study was an examination of responses to a standardized assessment of social-emotional behaviors and correlation with speech and language development in young children with cleft palate and/or lip. Twenty-eight participants aged 14-35 months with nonsyndromic cleft palate and or lip were …
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Relationship of articulation and feeding skills in children: a pilot study
Feeding development begins during the embryologic and fetal periods with maturation of the head, face, and neck, the emergence of early oral motor reflexes, and continues well into early childhood. Children learn to eat in a predictable sequence. They transition from nutritional intake of a single …
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An investigation into the relationship between the quality of children’s speech and early years environments
… indoor classrooms, outdoor classrooms and natural environments, for children aged 3-5 years, are associated with the quality of their utterances and if so, the nature and effects of those factors.<br/><br/>Adopting a theoretical framework of interactionism and a philosophical stance of …
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An investigation of the language and communication characteristics observed in children with Smith-Magenis syndrome
<p>This speech-language pathology study explores the communication characteristics exhibited in children with Smith-Magenis Syndrome (SMS), a recently identified genetic disorder arising from the deletion or mutation of part of the 17th chromosome. This qualitative study examines the speech and …
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Survey of Pediatricians : What are the Criteria Used for Referral to Speech and Language Pathologists?
… from the pediatric literature the norms for speech and language development and to determine if the pediatrician is utilizing these norms as criteria for making referrals to speech and language pathologists. Research tends to show a discrepancy between the incidence of speech and language …
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Auditory pathway responses to parametrized vowels in autism spectrum disorders
… behavioral symptoms, including delays in social and communicative development. A cluster of symptoms concentrate on speech and language development, especially manipulation of non-verbal information conveyed in prosody. It is largely unknown whether this is due to functional or structural …
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The Effects of Visuospatial Sequence Training with Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Abstract Despite advances in hearing aid and cochlear implant technologies, many children who are deaf or hard of hearing continue to lag behind typically hearing peers in language and reading abilities. Additionally, there is a high degree of variability in language outcomes among children with a …
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Assessment of intelligibility in children
… different aspects of intelligibility in children and to develop reliable and valid methods for assessment. Method: Initially, four assessment methods were studied: multiple-choice assessment and transcription of single words, transcription of sentences and transcription of spontaneous speech. …
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Audiovisual Integration During Novel Word Learning Among School-Aged Children with Cochlear Implants
… to see someone’s mouth move as they speak boosts speech perception for children with cochlear implants (CIs). Thus, children with CIs are often instructed to orient themselves toward the person they are listening to, to gain access to visual speech cues. Children with CIs who are better …
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Developing Local Educational Agency Participation in an Augmentative Communication Model Program
<p>The Department of Speech and Language Development / Blissymbolics Resource Centre at Lorna Linda University Medical Center is proposing to provide a comprehensive Augmentative Communication Model Program (ACMP) which will serve non-vocal severely physically handicapped (NVSPH) students in the …
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Voordele van die pre–forensiese evaluering as deel van die forensiese ondersoekproses rakende seksuele misbruik van 'n kind
… ever-increasing social concern in South-Africa and the rest of the world. A daily newspaper reports that 104 913 serious crimes against children were reported to the South African Police Service (SAPS) since 2010. Another 49 550 serious crimes against children were reported during 2012/2013 at …