The article reviews common misconceptions about oral pharyngeal structure and function and suggests the need for more adequate training in order to make more reliable decisions about the adequacy of the speech mechanism. (CL)

Reviewed are seven recent books on the various difficulties some children have in the development of normal language acquisition. (Editor/RY)

Case studies are presented of four children, age four to six, with severe phonological disorders, demonstrating three generations of family members with speech/language problems. An autosomal dominant mode, a multifactorial-polygenic model, and a sex-specific threshold model for expression are discussed. (Author/JDD)

This study examined the coexistence of other communicative disorders with voice disorders in about 3,400 children in grades 1-12 at 100 sites throughout the United States. The majority of voice-disordered children had coexisting articulation deviations and also differed from controls on two language measures and mean pure-tone hearing thresholds.…

Classroom teachers join with speech-language pathologists to solve problems suffered by students with speech and language disorders. (RK)

Forty-eight subjects (grades 1-12) with phonological disorders were identified and categorized into either Residual or Delayed groups and performance was compared with that of 24 normal individuals on various speech and language parameters. Results indicated that voice disorders, deficits in expressive language, and hearing problems occurred more…

One hundred thirty-three kindergarten through sixth-grade classroom teachers in four school districts completed questionnaries designed to determine whether they would be more likely to refer a boy than a girl with an identical communication disorder. (Author/PHR)

Presented are rating scales designed to assess severity in communication problems of elementary and secondary students and described is a training program connected with the scales. The scales are explained to provide a 5-point rating for language, voice, articulation, and fluency. The training program section includes sample historical…

The manual offers criteria as guidelines in determining pupil eligibility for speech and language services in New Jersey. Criteria were originally developed by a task force of speech-language specialists and special education administrators, were then reviewed by public school speech-language specialists, and were subsequently revised. Criteria…

Children with language, articulation, stuttering or voice disorders can experience difficulties in learning and in establishing relationships with others. Speech and language pathologists provide appropriate intervention services and are considered an integral part of the school's total education program. (CM)

Definitions are provided for the overall category of "communicative disorder," and "hearing disorder." In addition, definitions are provided for the following narrower categories: "voice disorder,""articulation disorder,""fluency disorder,""deaf," and "hard of hearing." Journal…

Maintaining that teachers of English are in an opportune position to detect and help students with verbal communication problems, this essay provides the necessary guidance by (1) describing the various speech disorders of articulation, voice, fluency, (2) listing the behaviors indicating hearing loss, and (3) discussing the causes and effects of…

This strategic research plan presents the state of knowledge and research needs and opportunities in the area of communication disorders. It is designed to guide the decision-making processes of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), to inform scientific investigators of possible areas of opportunity for…

THE GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ABNORMALITIES OF SPEECH IN CHILDHOOD ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS TEXT DESIGNED FOR PEDIATRICIANS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, EDUCATORS, MEDICAL STUDENTS, THERAPISTS, PATHOLOGISTS, AND PARENTS. THE NORMAL DEVELOPMENT OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE IS DISCUSSED, INCLUDING THEORIES ON THE ORIGIN OF SPEECH IN MAN AND FACTORS INFLUENCING THE NORMAL…

The characteristics of pupils receiving service in speech and hearing programs are presented in detail utilizing a newly developed standard case record. The evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the case record and the identification of areas in which school clinicians have difficulty obtaining information have been incorporated into the…