Transcriptions of the speech of 16 adolescent and young adult stutterers and 16 nonstutterers were rated by 12 fourth and fifth year speech/language pathology students as a sample from a stutterer or a nonstutterer. (PHR)

A seven-step case selection procedure for speech handicapped children is reviewed. (CL)

The author discusses ethical implications faced by speech pathologists in deciding which children should receive clinical services. (LS)

BEFORE A SPEECH PROGRAM IS ESTABLISHED, IT IS IMPORTANT TO DETERMINE THE NEED, PREPARE THE COMMUNITY, LEARN ABOUT STATE REGULATIONS, SECURE A THERAPIST, AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE FACILITIES. GUIDELINES AND CONSULTANT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM A STATE AGENCY. (MK)

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…

AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE MEASURED ARTICULATION PERFORMANCE OF KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN COULD PREDICT WHICH CHILDREN WOULD DEVELOP SATISFACTORY ARTICULATION AND WHICH CHILDREN WOULD CONTINUE TO MISARTICULATE AND NEED SPEECH THERAPY BY THE SECOND GRADE. IN 1960, 2,150 PREKINDERGARTEN AND KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN WERE GIVEN A PICTURE…

THIS GUIDE CONTAINS GUIDELINES FOR PLANNING, DEVELOPING, AND ADMINISTERING SPEECH THERAPY PROGRAMS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL IN ESTABLISHING, SUPERVISING, AND PROVIDING PROPER EQUIPMENT FOR A PUBLIC SCHOOL SPEECH THERAPY PROGRAM ARE DESCRIBED. THE ROLES OF THE STATE SUPERVISOR, THE SCHOOL…

Presented for the practicing speech clinician is a guide for appropriate management of voice disorders. The value of a clinician's awareness of vocal dysfunction is stressed, and various techniques (such as indirect laryngoscopy) used in laryngeal examinations are described briefly. A chapter on procedures for evaluation and quantification of…

Discussed are the problems of communication in mental retardation with an introductory background and definition of this problem, including the etiological factors and general characteristics. A presentation of diagnostic methods leads into discussions of the problem of medical-dental management and educational management of the retarded child.…

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…

Presented for preschool teachers are guidelines for meeting the needs of speech and language delayed children. Information is provided on the following topics: language development theory, the difference between speech and language, normal speech and language development (including a chart of language milestones from birth to 6 years), disorders…

Designed for students of speech pathology and audiology and for practicing clinicians, the text considers the nature of the articulation process, criteria for diagnosis, and classification and etiology of disorders. Also discussed are phonetic characteristics, including phonemic errors and configurational and contextual defects; and functional…