SCAN test-retest reliability for first- and third-grade
- Hearing, speech, and language problems. // Current Health 2;May86, Vol. 12 Issue 9, p3
Handicaps, diagnosis, brain function, and particular disorders such as aphasia, dysarthria and stuttering are explained. INSET: Helen Keller's example; stages of speech.;cerebral connection....
- When speaking is a struggle. Perry, S. // Current Health 2;Mar1990, Vol. 16 Issue 7, p12
Studies the problem of stuttering, which affects more than 2.5 million Americans. What it is; Theories as to its causes; Help for stutterers.
- When someone stutters. // Current Health 1;Nov92, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p26
Explains why some people stutter when they speak. Fluent speech; How air passes through the larynx; Vibration of the vocal cords; A block; Struggle and silent block; How a speech-language pathologist can help a stutterer speak more fluently; How to help a friend who stutters. INSET: What you...
- Helping a child who stutters. // Essence (Essence);Mar1991, Vol. 21 Issue 11, p102
Offers do's and don'ts for dealing with a child's stuttering problem. Suggests the book `Stuttering and Your Child: Questions and Answers' published by the Speech Foundation of America.
- Toward a theory of clinical expertise in speech-language pathology. Kamhi, Alan G. // Language, Speech & Hearing Services in Schools;Apr94, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p115
Discusses the need for a theory of clinical expertise in the field of speech-language pathology. Current conceptualizations of clinical expertise in speech-language pathology; Impact of factors such as belief, enthusiasm and innovation on learning; Suggestions for the kind of research needed.
- Stuttering response. Schroeder, Ken // Education Digest;Mar1993, Vol. 58 Issue 7, p75
Cites a letter from Jane Fraser, President of the Stuttering Foundation of America, on response to a January `Education Digest' article. Contact point for copies of the brochure `The Child Who Stutters at School: Notes to the Teacher.'
- Valuing employees who stutter. // Personnel Journal;May93, Vol. 72 Issue 5, p16
Discusses the issue of hiring people who stutter. May as `National Better Hearing and Speech Month'; Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); John Albach, director for the San Francisco-based National Stuttering Project; Speech fluency aids; Contact information about the delayed auditory feedback...
- `Broadcast English' for nonstandard dialect speakers. Robbins, J.F. // Education Digest;Feb1989, Vol. 54 Issue 6, p52
Describes a unit of study emphasizing `Broadcast English' in a rural school in the deep South, so that capable students would not be denied opportunities because of their speech.
- Doctors find cause of stuttering. // Current Science;10/20/89, Vol. 75 Issue 4, p10
Discusses the findings of a new study which indicate that stuttering stems from subtle changes in areas of the brain that control speech.