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Cassandra Alighieri; Andrew Hodges; Jolien Verbeke; Katrien Kestens; Kim Bettens; Rica Albite; Raphaelle May Tan; Kristiane Van Lierde – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Adults presenting with unrepaired cleft palate are not a rare occurrence in middle-income countries. However, many surgeons are hesitant to operate on these individuals because of the challenges in repairing the wide adult cleft palate, as well as concerns regarding any improvement in speech in older patients. Unfortunately, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Speech Impairments, Congenital Impairments, Surgery
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Benedette M. Herbst; Molly Beiting; Martine Schultheiss; Nina R. Benway; Jonathan L. Preston – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2025
Purpose: This study evaluates the initial efficacy of Chaining SPeech Lessons in Intensive Ten-minute Sessions (SPLITS), an alternative service delivery model for the Speech Motor Chaining treatment approach. We hypothesized that Chaining SPLITS would result in improvements in /[Voiced alveolar approximant]/ accuracy on syllables and untrained…
Descriptors: Children, Speech Impairments, Articulation Impairments, Speech Language Pathology
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Joanne Cleland; Robyn McCluskey; Marie Dokovova; Lisa Crampin; Linsay Campbell – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Ultrasound visual biofeedback (UVBF) has the potential to be useful for the treatment of compensatory errors in speakers with cleft palate ± lip (CP±L), but there is little research on its effectiveness, or on how acceptable families find the technique. This study reports on parents' and children's perspectives on taking part in a…
Descriptors: Biofeedback, Congenital Impairments, Physical Disabilities, Children