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Implementing Speech Supplementation Strategies: Effects on Intelligibility and Speech Rate of Individuals with Chronic Severe Dysarthria.
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Hustad, Katherine C.; Jones, Tabitha; Dailey, Suzanne – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2003
A study compared intelligibility and speech rate differences following speaker implementation of 3 strategies (topic, alphabet, and combined topic and alphabet supplementation) and a habitual speech control condition for 5 speakers with severe dysarthria. Combined cues and alphabet cues yielded significantly higher intelligibility scores and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Audiences, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Aided and Unaided Speech Supplementation Strategies: Effect of Alphabet Cues and Iconic Hand Gestures on Dysarthric Speech
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Hustad, Katherine C.; Garcia, Jane Mertz – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2005
Purpose: This study compared the influence of speaker-implemented iconic hand gestures and alphabet cues on speech intelligibility scores and strategy helpfulness ratings for 3 adults with cerebral palsy and dysarthria who differed from one another in their overall motor abilities. Method: A total of 144 listeners (48 per speaker) orthographically…
Descriptors: Speech Therapy, Alphabets, Cues, Sign Language