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…

Ten linguistically normal four to five year olds were trained to associate consonantal features of voicing, manner, and place of articulation with cups of particular location and color. It was concluded that phonetic features are of limited availability to children in associative tasks and that their clinical value with phonologically disordered…

Speech-language pathologists can help prevent communication disorders by helping to promote disability awareness, focusing on good health, limiting noise pollution, and helping to prevent injuries due to vocal misuse. Suggested activities for each aspect are presented. (CL)

Specific program suggestions are provided to enable the speech-language pathologist to utilize the mealtime setting to integrate both vocal and nonvocal communicative objectives. The roots of interaction and communication which underly both vocal and nonvocal systems are described. (Author)

The study investigated the prevalence and associated problems of ankyloglossia, characterized by restricted movement of the tongue usually due to the adhesion of the tongue to the frenum, among a preschool Head Start population (N=1,440). Ss were screened for six primary characteristics of the condition and of the 78 children who exhibited the…

Commercially available software is described that can help manage information in speech and hearing clinics. Applications addressed include word processing, database management, columnar analysis, integrated programs, specialized information management programs, and networks. (CL)

Clinicians in a public school clinical speech program designed and adopted a system of computerized reporting which generates required due process paperwork, provides student reports and copies of Individualized Educational Programs, and stores data for administrative and research purposes. Preliminary data indicate both time and financial…

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,…

Time management strategies for speech-language pathologists are outlined for three major areas of concern: using time, organizing work area, and managing paperwork. The use of such methods is cited as a help in coping with federal, state, and local regulations while continuing to provide quality therapeutic services. (Author/CL)

Findings of a high prevalence of psychological problems among children with articulation and language disorders are reviewed and implications drawn for the role of the speech-language pathologist in behavior problem identification, referral, and therapy. A battery of psychological tests, including both parent-teacher questionnaires, and child…

A management system is developed to aid the communication disorders specialist in diagnosis, case load selection, and service delivery in Head Start programs. Three priority levels are established that are consistent with the Head Start definition of a communication disorder with Head Start program philosophy. (Author)

The Shock Trauma Center of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems instituted a comprehensive speech-language pathology program to provide acute intervention for communicative disorders in a critical/intensive care environment. This article provides a profile of the Center, a review of communicative impairments, and examples…

Compared the effectiveness of two speech therapy programs for patients with stroke-induced aphasia. Neither a systematic therapy program for auditory communication disorders nor a conventional stimulation therapy program had any clear effect on the patients' language recovery, especially when contrasted against the progress of patients receiving…

This article describes communicative norms associated with two clinical discourse styles (adult centered and child centered) and explores the ethnographic concepts of thick description and indefinite triangulation in utterance interpretations. Clinicians are urged to evaluate client utterances from multiple communicative perspectives. (DB)

This volume examines the ramifications of individual differences in therapy outcomes for a wide variety of communication disorders. In an era where evidence-based practice is the clinical profession's watchword, each chapter attacks this highly relevant issue from a somewhat different perspective. In some areas of communication disorders,…