Seven papers report on speech language pathology and audiology studies performed by graduate students. The first paper reports on intelligibility of two popular synthetic speech systems used in communication aids for the speech impaired, the Votrax Personal Speech System and the Echo II synthesizer. The second paper reports facilitation of tense…

Elizabeth City State University has established a program concentrating in speech pathology and audiology which is nontraditional in approach. It serves as a support in giving valuable substance and current expertise to those programs already offered in the area of language proficiency. Growing out of the established educational concept that…

Extensive recommendations by workshop participants on the preparation of graduate students in speech pathology and audiology are followed by four resource papers given at the workshop. Recommendations concern provision of services based on total management of communication disorders in hearing and speech centers, general philosophies and…

In diagnosis and treatment of auditory processing disorders, roles of the following professionals on interdisciplinary teams are examined: classroom teacher, reading teacher, speech-language pathologist, psychologist, parent, and audiologist. (CL)

Questions regarding the use of minimally trained speech-language pathologists in conducting an impedance screening program, obtaining the cooperation of the children during testing, and dealing with problems related to referral procedures are discussed, and an account of a pilot otoadmittance screening program is presented. (Author/DLS)

Seventy-five graduate students in speech pathology and audiology rated the speech and language of two educable mentally retarded and two normal six-year-old boys. (Author/PHR)

Seven subjects participated in a comparison of the normal and noise suppression settings on the Spectra 22 speech processor of the Nucleus 22-channel cochlear implant system. Group data revealed no significant difference in performance between the two settings for either monosyllabic words in quiet or sentences presented in background babble.…

Provides definitions of various types of studies used to measure the impact of interventions with children having speech, language, and hearing disorders. Describes studies initiated by the American Speech Language Hearing Association to evaluate various interventions. (DB)

The guide is intended to help in planning facilities for students with hearing impairments by acquainting the reader with assistive devices that help in the understanding of verbal language. An initial section reviews the prevalence of individuals with hearing impairments in Maryland. Assistive devices are then described, including induction loop…

One component of the final report of a 3-year project to train speech language pathologists and audiologists to deliver services to young children (birth to age 5) with communication disorders, the paper describes the academic curriculum and practicum experiences developed by the project. The report is structured around the following aspects: (1)…

One component of the final report of a 3-year project to train speech language pathologists and audiologists to deliver services to young children (birth to age 5) with communication disorders, the paper provides a review of mainstreaming and an indepth view of its application at one center in Colorado serving young children with communication…