Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) make impressionistic intelligibility judgments as part of an evaluation of children for speech sound disorders. Despite the lack of formalization, it is an important measure of choice for SLPs, going beyond single-word standardized measures by using spontaneous speech to assess functional communication. However,…

The motor speech disorder of dysarthria is present in a substantial number of children with cerebral palsy (CP), leading to speech intelligibility deficits, which may negatively affect the children's communication and quality of life. Few studies to date have examined strategies for increasing intelligibility in children with dysarthria, and most…

More than 87% of high school students diagnosed with disabilities are not meeting proficiency in literacy. Although there is a transactional relationship between language and literacy development and deficits, interventions in these areas are mostly provided in separate environments with limited connection between the skills. This qualitative…

This mixed methods retrospective analysis analyzed change using a linguistic-based approach during speech therapy among first or second-grade students with a speech sound disorder. Measures analyzed change within intelligibility, phonemic awareness, decoding, ability to apply skills, and response to IEP goals related to speech. Five schools…

The purpose of this qualitative research was to gather information needed to produce professional development information for early childhood educators for the identification of students who may need speech-language therapy. A concentrated focus was primarily on needs for speech therapy based on specific language impairments or delays in language…

Background/Rationale: Two studies were undertaken to investigate the relationship between speech sound disorders (SSD) and literacy skills, and to lay the foundation for future investigations within outpatient clinical settings. Support for the clinical consensus model versus the consolidated model of SSD was evaluated. Objective/Purpose: Study 1…

The problem addressed by this study was Eastern Pennsylvanian K-12 regular public education teachers' lack of referral of speech/language students for services and prejudiced perceptions of speech/language students. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to gain understanding about the experiences of regular education teachers regarding…

Students exhibiting speech deficits may not have the appropriate skills or support structures necessary to obtain adequate or acceptable literacy development as mixed results from past research have indicated that some students with speech impairments have the capacity to gain appropriate literacy skills. The purpose of the qualitative holistic…

Legal mandates, educational reform, and professional policy changes, have emphasized the need to promote the integration of services for students with communication impairments within the general education curriculum. However, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) continue to report the provision of primarily pull-out services with intervention…