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Christine Holyfield; Lauramarie Pope; Janice Light; Erik Jakobs; Emily Laubscher; David McNaughton; Olivia Pfaff – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
Literacy skills can assist in the navigation and enjoyment of adult life. For individuals who have reached adulthood without strong literacy skills, opportunities for continued literacy learning are few. Redesigning AAC technologies to support literacy skill development could extend literacy learning opportunities for adults with developmental…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Adults, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Speech Impairments
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McLeod, Sharynne – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2011
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) rely on knowledge of tongue placement to assess and provide intervention. A total of 175 SLPs who worked with children with speech sound disorders (SSDs) drew coronal diagrams of tongue/palate contact for 24 English consonants. Comparisons were made between their responses and typical English-speaking adults'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Speech Language Pathology, English, Phonemes
Everard, Rachel – Adults Learning, 2007
In this article, the author explains why City Lit's work with adults who stammer has won recognition and why the adult education setting is ideally suited for the work. Stammering is a complex disorder that is often misunderstood by the general public. Its impact is frequently underestimated. Stammering can have a profound effect on people's…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Speech Impairments