Children in elementary and secondary education in a Wisconsin school system were surveyed to ascertain whether the system had children with speech problems, to identify the nature and incidence of the speech problems, to establish any need for speech therapy services, and to assist in training student speech therapists in survey methods. A total…

A survey of research and experimentation in the field of stuttering is presented for those engaged in teaching or studying speech therapy, speech pathology, and psychology. The background to stuttering is discussed as are definition, diagnosis, and measurement. The perceptual, organic, perseverative, expectancy, diagnosogenic, and conflict…

To determine the accuracy with which the 47-item Predictive Screening Test of Articulation (PSTA) is able to identify first grade children who will master their articulation errors without speech therapy by the time they enter third grade, two groups of children were studied who were deficient enough in speech to be enrolled in therapy, but had no…

A project was designed to provide therapy for disadvantaged children in New York City nonpublic schools who have the additional handicap of defective speech. Effectiveness of speech teachers in providing therapy services was evaluated. The measurements of effectiveness were determined from the following: trained speech pathologists' observation of…