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Al-Jazi, Aya Bassam; Al-Khamra, Rana – Education, 2015
Goal: The aim of this study was to find the prevalence of speech (articulation, voice, and fluency) disorders among elementary school students from first grade to fourth grade. This research was based on the screening implemented as part of the Madrasati Project, which is designed to serve the school system in Jordan. Method: A sample of 1,231…
Descriptors: Incidence, Speech Impairments, Elementary School Students, Check Lists
Koehlinger, Keegan M.; Louko, Linda; Zebrowski, Patricia – EBP Briefs (Evidence-based Practice Briefs), 2014
Clinical Question: What treatment approaches are available to reduce the frequency of phonological processes and disfluencies (moments of stuttering or stuttered words or syllables) in a school-aged child with a phonological disorder (PD) and an additional stuttering disorder (SD)? Additionally, what is the treatment efficacy of available…
Descriptors: Phonological Awareness, Stuttering, Literature Reviews, Meta Analysis
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Gregg, Brent A.; Sawyer, Jean – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2015
The question of what size speech sample is sufficient to accurately identify stuttering and its myriad characteristics is a valid one. Short samples have a risk of over- or underrepresenting disfluency types or characteristics. In recent years, there has been a trend toward using shorter samples because they are less time-consuming for…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Speech Language Pathology, Diagnostic Tests, Disability Identification
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McKinnon, David H.; McLeod, Sharynne; Reilly, Sheena – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2007
Purpose: The aims of this study were threefold: to report teachers' estimates of the prevalence of speech disorders (specifically, stuttering, voice, and speech-sound disorders); to consider correspondence between the prevalence of speech disorders and gender, grade level, and socioeconomic status; and to describe the level of support provided to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Incidence, Voice Disorders, Stuttering