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Effects of Voice Therapy in Children with Vocal Fold Nodules: A Systematic Review
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Adriaansen, Anke; Meerschman, Iris; Van Lierde, Kristiane; D'haeseleer, Evelien – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2022
Background: Vocal fold nodules (VFNs) are the main cause of paediatric dysphonia. Voice therapy is recommended as the preferable treatment option for VFNs in children. Aim: The aim of this systematic review is to provide an overview of the existing literature concerning the effects of voice therapy in children with VFNs. Methods & Procedures:…
Descriptors: Speech Therapy, Voice Disorders, Children, Outcomes of Treatment
Baseline Stimulability Predicts Patterns of Response to Traditional and Ultrasound Biofeedback Treatment for Residual Speech Sound Disorder
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McAllister, Tara; Eads, Amanda; Kabakoff, Heather; Scott, Marc; Boyce, Suzanne; Whalen, D. H.; Preston, Jonathan L. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: This study aimed to identify predictors of response to treatment for residual speech sound disorder (RSSD) affecting English rhotics. Progress was tracked during an initial phase of traditional motor-based treatment and a longer phase of treatment incorporating ultrasound biofeedback. Based on previous literature, we focused on baseline…
Descriptors: Speech Therapy, Speech Impairments, Voice Disorders, Predictor Variables
Childhood and Adolescent Dysphonias: The Role of the Speech Teacher: Teachers' Potpourri
Brand, Madeline N. – Speech Teacher, 1974
How speech teachers can detect voice disorders. (CH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Speech Handicaps, Speech Instruction
The Interaction of Ambient Frequency and Feature Complexity in the Diphthong Errors of Children with Phonological Disorders.
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Stokes, Stephanie F.; Lau, Jessica Tse-Kay; Ciocca, Valter – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2002
This study examined the interaction of ambient frequency and feature complexity in the diphthong errors produced by 13 Cantonese-speaking children with phonological disorders. Perceptual analysis of 611 diphthongs identified those most frequently and least frequently in error. Suggested treatment guidelines include consideration of three factors:…
Descriptors: Cantonese, Children, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Voice Therapy Practices and Techniques: A Survey of Voice Clinicians.
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Mueller, Peter B.; Larson, George W. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1992
Eighty-three voice disorder therapists' ratings of statements regarding voice therapy practices indicated that vocal nodules are the most frequent disorder treated; vocal abuse and hard glottal attack elimination, counseling, and relaxation were preferred treatment approaches; and voice therapy is more effective with adults than with children.…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Children, Counseling
A Program of Behavioral Objectives for the Students.
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McDowell, Thomas, Comp.; Sharbaugh, Marilyn, Comp. – 1973
Provided is a program of behavioral objectives for use with speech handicapped preschool and elementary level children in the areas of articulation disorders, language disorders, stuttering, tongue thrust, and voice. Communication disorders are defined as substandard behaviors which interfere with the student's ability to perform acceptably for…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Behavioral Objectives, Children, Exceptional Child Education
Chronic Hoarseness in American Indian School-Aged Children.
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Francisco, Bridget L.; Torgerson, John – Tribal College, 1999
Verifies observations made of the American Indian population, who appear to demonstrate a high incidence of chronic hoarseness. Examines hoarseness in the general population, American Indian communication styles, causes of Indian voice disorders, study methods, and study results. Speculates that one possibility for the hoarseness is the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Articulation Impairments, Child Development, Children
DEVELOPMENT AND DISORDERS OF SPEECH IN CHILDHOOD.
KARLIN, ISAAC W.; AND OTHERS – 1965
THE GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ABNORMALITIES OF SPEECH IN CHILDHOOD ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS TEXT DESIGNED FOR PEDIATRICIANS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, EDUCATORS, MEDICAL STUDENTS, THERAPISTS, PATHOLOGISTS, AND PARENTS. THE NORMAL DEVELOPMENT OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE IS DISCUSSED, INCLUDING THEORIES ON THE ORIGIN OF SPEECH IN MAN AND FACTORS INFLUENCING THE NORMAL…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Articulation (Speech), Cerebral Palsy, Children
Florida Journal of Communication Disorders, 1999.
Lundy, Donna S., Ed. – Florida Journal of Communication Disorders, 1999
This issue contains eight articles that represent information on a variety of highly specialized topics involving communicative sciences. Articles include: (1) "The Reliability of the Kay Elemetrics Multidimensional Voice Program (MDVP) for Acoustic Analysis of the Normal Voice" (Ann Marie Cimino and Christine M. Sapienza), which focuses on the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Auditory Evaluation, Bilingual Students, Black Dialects
SPEECH HANDICAPPED SCHOOL CHILDREN.
JOHNSON, WENDELL; AND OTHERS – 1967
THIS BOOK IS DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE BEING TRAINED TO WORK WITH SPEECH HANDICAPPED SCHOOL CHILDREN, EITHER AS SPEECH CORRECTIONISTS OR AS CLASSROOM TEACHERS. THE BOOK DEALS WITH FOUR MAJOR QUESTIONS--(1) WHAT KINDS OF SPEECH DISORDERS ARE FOUND AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN, (2) WHAT ARE THE PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Articulation Impairments, Articulation (Speech)