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Chantelle Highman; Megan Overby; Suze Leitão; Claudia Abbiati; Shelley Velleman – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this tutorial is to (a) provide an updated review of the literature pertaining to proposed early features of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), (b) discuss the findings of recent treatment studies of infants and toddlers with suspected CAS (sCAS), and (c) present evidence-based strategies and tools that can be used for the…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Infants, Toddlers, Intervention
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Klára Matiasovitsová; Petra Cechová; Jakub Sláma; Kamila Homolková; Filip Smolík – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Purpose: We examined the properties of mean length of utterance (MLU) in Czech, a morphologically complex Slavic language. We compared the scores of MLU calculated in different units and based on different sample lengths and assessed its validity against another transcript and test-based measures. Method: One hundred nine children were recorded…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Toddlers, Slavic Languages, Morphemes
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Katherine Pritchard; Vesna Stojanovik; Jill Titterington; Emma Pagnamenta – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Speech sound disorders (SSDs) are broadly defined as difficulty producing speech sounds in childhood. Reported prevalence of SSD varies from 2.3% to 24.6%, depending on how SSD is defined and the included age range. SSDs that do not resolve before age 8 can have a lasting impact on a child's academic achievements. The intensity of…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Speech Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, Speech Instruction