The study reviewed Sanskrit books written between 1500 BC and 1904 AD concerning diseases, speech pathology, and audiology. Details are provided of the ancient Indian system of disease classification, the classification of speech sounds, causes of speech disorders, and treatment of speech and language disorders. (DB)

This study was undertaken to determine manpower needs in speech pathology and audiology by evaluating the effectiveness of present patterns of manpower utilization in reaching the target population. The investigation used four sources of data: (1) site visits to 20 service programs across the nation, (2) questionnaire surveys distributed to all…

This report describes the proceedings of a conference on the role of the speech pathologist. Four major questions were discussed: (1) the identification of the problem of providing programs for language handicapped children; (2) the current role of the speech pathologist in the management of programs for the language handicapped; (3) the future…

Questionnaires completed by 204 certified speech pathologists and audiologists were analyzed to determine the effectiveness of supervision in the Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY), a practicum for speech pathology and audiology students. Data was collected for the following aspects of the CFY: personal information, information concerning the CFY…

The methodological soundness of a number of communicational models is tested for relevance to communicative disorders. Existing models lack isomorphism in relating environment to language structure. A new model, useful in classification of communicative disorders, is proposed, tested, and found to encompass (1) an indication that language is a…

PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY ARE LISTED SEQUENTIALLY BY DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM NUMBER OR VERTICAL FILE NUMBER. THE 266 BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, AND JOURNAL REPRINTS RANGE IN PUBLICATION DATE FROM 1892 TO 1966 AND ARE FROM THE MANTOR LIBRARY AT FARMINGTON STATE COLLEGE. THIS CATALOG IS PART OF A SERIES OF SUBJECT CATALOGS LISTING…

The study attempted to determine whether monolingual English-speaking supervisors and bilingual-bicultural supervisors would provide markedly different supervision management to bilingual (English-Spanish) student clinicians in audiology/speech pathology. After viewing each of 10 video-tapes of Spanish language therapy sessions for 2 preschool…

The description of the conference of the American Speech and Hearing Association is introduced by a discussion of the background and procedures used in the conference. The general areas dealt with in the discussions were the necessary skills and knowledge of speech pathologists and audiologists, the improvement of professional education curricula,…

A study was undertaken to evaluate the benefits derived by speech and language pathology students who used video tape recordings to learn diagnosis of communication disorders, to observe professional therapists and therapy programs, and to improve their own clinical techniques through self-observation. The use of video tapes to teach clinical…

INSTITUTE PAPERS TREAT THE UTILIZATION OF SUPPORTIVE PERSONNEL IN SCHOOL SPEECH AND HEARING PROGRAMS. A PREFACE PRESENTS THE INSTITUTE'S PURPOSES, AND AN INTRODUCTION BY THE EDITOR DESCRIBES THE CONCERNS, ATTITUDES, AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE INSTITUTE PARTICIPANTS. THE REPORT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING 10 SPEECHES--"WELCOME AND INTRODUCTORY…