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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"speech development"”.
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SPEECH DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN WITH CLEFT LIP AND PALATE
… study into the phonetic and phonological development of children with cleft palate and cleft lip and palate from pre-speech to the age of 4;6. The aim of the project was to investigate the extent to which the cleft palate condition affects the nature and chronology of phonetic and …
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Effects of Prosody-Based Instruction and Self-Assessment in L2 Speech Development
… on the prosodic and global aspects of L2 speech by Japanese EFL learners using a pre-post design. In addition, native English speaking (NS) and non-native English speaking (NNS) raters with high levels of English proficiency were compared to examine the influence of raters’ L1 backgrounds …
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An investigation of parental influence on the speech development of the child
… Many writers have ignored this aspect of speech development, and the author is inclined to believe that many parents are completely unaware of it. The number of speech defectives in the country today indicates widespread ignorance of this problem.</p><p> It is the purpose of this study (1) …
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Design of tool for analysis of speech development disorders using landmarks and other acoustic cues
… have been used to diagnose children with various developmental difficulties with phonology, but these productions have not been phonetically analyzed to reveal the nature of the modifications produced by children diagnosed with SLI, autism spectrum disorder or dyslexia compared to those produced …
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An evaluation of a lecture series conducted to help parents alleviate and prevent speech problems through a mental hygiene approach to normal speech development
… series to help parents alleviate and prevent speech problems through a mental hygiene approach to normal speech development.</p>
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Rozvoj komunikačních dovedností u dětí s odlišným mateřským jazykem v předškolním vzdělávání
… bachelor thesis focuses on analyzing methods of speech development skills of kids with different mother languages in preschool education. Main goal of this thesis is to get knowledge applicable in work with kids with different mother language and in developing their communication skills. …
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An exploration of the occurrence of speech sound disorders in children with autism spectrum disorder aged 4;0 ? 7;11 years
Language development in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is an area of study that has received a lot of attention, however there is limited research available on speech development in this population. There is especially limited research that has investigated speech sound disorders …
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Teachers and Children of our Elementary Schools Need Speech Education
… paper was, first, to attempt to understand why speech did not have a major place in our school curriculum, secondly, to stimulate in the minds of teachers, principals and superintendents the recognition of their personal responsibility for setting up a program which would provide adequately for …
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The acquisition of Setswana phonology in children aged 3;0 – 6;0 years : a cross-sectional study
This study aimed to describe the typical development of speech in first language Setswana speaking children. Thirty-six children, aged 3;0 – 6;0 years, attending preschools in Hebron in the North-West Province of South Africa, participated in the study. The objectives of the study were documenting …
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Prevalence of Phonological Processes in Normal Two-Year Olds
… and older is adequate to determine if a child's speech inadequacies are abnormal at that age, very little has been reported on the speech development of children younger than three years of age. The development of phonological process theory has improved the means for studying the emerging …
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Review of prognostic factors for esophageal voice
… to laryngectomee rehabilitation and esophageal speech development. Psychological, idiosyncratic, social, therapeutic and physiological factors were reported as affecting esophageal voice development. There were a great diversity of variables that might be predictive in judging acquisition of …
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The phonological development of typically developing first language Zulu-speaking children aged 2;6 - 6;5 years : a descriptive cross-sectional study
… However, research on children's phonological development in Zulu is minimal. To date there are no published Zulu speech assessments and associated normative data that speech-language pathologists (SLPs) can use to identify children with speech sound disorders who speak this language. Method: …
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An Integrated Multimodal Intervention Approach to Support Speech and Language Development in Children With Severe Speech Impairments
… 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 up"" on speech, and (b) parents and speech-language …
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An integrated multimodal intervention approach to support
… 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 up” on speech, and (b) parents and speech-language pathologists …
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Accuracy Of Parental Report On Phonological Inventories Of Toddlers
… of information. In this study, the Survey of Speech Development (SSD) (Perry-Carson & Steel, 2001; Steel, 2000) was used to determine the accuracy of parents in reporting the speech sound inventories of their toddlers. Parents of 30 children, who were between the ages of 27 to 33 months old, …
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Temporal and Aerodynamic Aspects of Velopharyngeal Coarticulation: Effects of Age, Gender and Vowel Height
… related to velar coarticulation in the normal speech of children and adults. A secondary objective was to determine the within speaker variability of the segments.</p> <p>Speakers consisted of 20 children between the ages of 5 and 7 years, 20 children between 9 and 11 years and 20 adult …
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The unmet needs of infants, children and young people with dysphagia
… dysphagia) within a paediatric population from a speech and language therapy (SLT) perspective. Very few studies examine current SLT practice with this population. In the absence of research specific to the needs of children with congenital disorders, there are approaches being used by SLTs …
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Feasibility of individualised synthetic speech for children with complex communication needs in three South African languages (South African English, Afrikaans, and isiXhosa)
… communication (AAC) device, specifically speech-generating devices. However, AAC users often lack a personal connection to the synthetic voices found on speech-generating devices. While these devices improve the quality of life for those with speech impairments, they often fail to capture …