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Connaghan, K. P.; Fisk, D.; Patel, R. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2021
A growing literature highlights the need to develop communication partner-based interventions for individuals with dysarthria. Identifying listener characteristics that facilitate speech understanding is a necessary step in designing communication partner interventions. Musicianship enhances speech understanding in adverse listening conditions…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Physical Disabilities, Music Education, Intervention
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Sajedi, Firoozeh; Ahmadlou, Mehran; Vameghi, Roshanak; Gharib, Masoud; Hemmati, Sahel – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
This study was carried out to determine linear and nonlinear changes of brain dynamics and their relationships with the motor dysfunctions in CP children. For this purpose power of EEG frequency bands (as a linear analysis) and EEG fractality (as a nonlinear analysis) were computed in eyes-closed resting state and statistically compared between 26…
Descriptors: Accuracy, Brain, Correlation, Cerebral Palsy
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Coleman, Mari Beth; Heller, Kathryn Wolff – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2010
The ability to read fluently is a critical skill that allows the reader to concentrate on the meaning of the text. It also can contribute to a successful reading experience. However, students with physical disabilities may have difficulty reading fluently due to any number of functional, psychosocial, or environmental factors that can accompany a…
Descriptors: Accuracy, Physical Disabilities, Feedback (Response), Reading Fluency