Results indicated that increasing age, higher degrees, more coursework, or more clinical experience did not produce more positive connotations of stuttering among 206 speech-language pathologists. Those holding the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology showed more positive connotative responses than the noncertified…

Transcriptions of the speech of 16 adolescent and young adult stutterers and 16 nonstutterers were rated by 12 fourth and fifth year speech/language pathology students as a sample from a stutterer or a nonstutterer. (PHR)

This study reports the results of a nationwide questionnaire survey of 204 speech and language clinicians from 65 facilities for mentally retarded individuals. Information was requested from clinicians about which language test they used with the mentally retarded population, why they used these tests, and how often they used them. Residential and…

The study examines the attitudes of 40 speech-language pathologists regarding perceived sex role stereotypes associated with certain behavioral characteristics presented by clients. The results indicate that the sex of a client does affect the extent to which speech-language pathologists would modify sex stereotyped behaviors. (Author/PHR)

The paper presents results from Georgia's performance of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) on two measures of performance-based certification. The written Teacher Certification Test in Speech Language Pathology covers five broad areas: (1) fundamentals of speech and language, (2) speech and language disorders, (3) related handicapping…

Factor analysis yielded three distinct dimensions labeled: attitudes toward the speech clinician, attitudes toward the speech impaired child, and attitudes toward the speech and language program. Analysis indicated that 16 variables contributed most significantly to teachers' attitudes. (Author)

To investigate speech-language clinicians' attitudes regarding treatment goal setting for children who were speakers of Black English, questionnaires based on W. Wolfram and R. Fasold's conceivable goals in teaching standard English to speakers of nonstandard dialects were distributed to 103 clinicians. (Author/CL)

Explores concepts behind measuring representation of bilingual children in speech and language therapy (SLT), with relevance to other services, and discusses practicalities.Interviews were conducted with speech and language therapists or their managers in nine SLT departments. Findings showed that SLTs' and managers perceptions of the linguistic…

Analysis of questionnaires completed by 40 California school districts revealed a need for more clear credentialed speech-language pathologists and suggested that districts underestimated the number of personnel needed in their districts. Additional problems noted were lack of funding, inadequate numbers of bilingual speech-language pathologists,…

Thirty-three speech-language pathologists (SLPs) were interviewed and observed by two teams of evaluators using a generic teacher performance assessment instrument. Interviews and therapy observations were recorded on videotape and all Ss were rated on their overall demonstration of competence by a panel of practitioners and teacher educators. As…

Assessments were made of speech/language and communication skills of 48 six- to 12-year-old moderately and severely retarded special-school pupils. Ss showed little or no progress with age in articulation and social communication skills, but sentence construction skills and vocabulary comprehension did show continuing improvement with age. Fewer…

The study with 64 speech-language clinicians and their 32 supervisors found that clinicians demonstrated greater completion of commitments made in supervisory conferences when written agreements were used and when the specific behaviors of supervisees could be followed and measured over time. Written agreements were more effective with beginning…

Noncontingent escape (NCE) was used to reduce disruptive behavior in three children (age 4) with autism during regularly scheduled speech therapy sessions. Results showed rapid decreases in disruptive behavior and accompanying increases in compliance across children. Findings suggest that speech therapists can effectively implement NCE. (Author/CR)

A survey of 100 speech-language pathologists involved in the assessment and treatment of patients with dysarthria investigated their attitudes toward the Darley, Aronson, and Brown (DAB) method of classification. Results indicated that most clinicians, believing it helps in the design of a treatment protocol, used the DAB classification system.…

The study calculated indices of interjudge reliability and interjudge and intrajudge agreement on ratings made by 15 experienced speech clinicians on 5 deviant speech dimensions of 15 speakers with ataxic dysarthria and a wide range of speech intelligibility. Judges were reliable in tracking imprecise consonants, excess and equal stress, and harsh…