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The Persistence of language Disorders in a Group of Disadvantaged Grade 3 Learners
South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2007 A strong correlation between early language impairment and academic failure has been suggested by past research. This follow-up cohort study of 25 monolingual, disadvantaged grade 3 learners investigated whether the language impairments diagnosed in ...
Daleen Klop, Seppo K. Tuomi
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Brain Sciences, 2023 Recent studies involving guinea pigs have shown that noise can damage the synapses between the inner hair cells and spiral ganglion neurons, even with normal hearing thresholds—which makes it important to investigate this kind of impairment in humans ...
Alessandra Giannella Samelli +5 more
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South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2016 Speech-language therapists (SLTs) in South Africa are increasingly considering alternative models of service delivery to children at risk for language and literacy development delays. A transprofessional model of collaboration allows SLTs and teachers to
Helena Oosthuizen +2 more
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Oral diadochokinetic rates for real words and non-words in Greek-speaking children
Open Linguistics, 2021 This study examined the performance of Greek monolingual typically developing (TD) children on diadochokinetic (DDK) rates in real words and non-words and attempted to establish normative data for Greek.
Tafiadis Dionysios +4 more
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, 2022 AbstractThere is a multi-directional relationship between communication difficulties and mental health. A young person with a language disorder may fall behind at school, have difficulty maintaining appropriate peer relationships and have trouble expressing their internal experience. This can result in adverse mental health outcomes.
Noelle Balsamo, James W. Forgan
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Telepractice with Preschool Children: Speech-language Pathologists’ Perspectives in Turkey
International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 2022 The purpose of this research was to investigate speech-language pathologists’ (SLPs) perspectives, attitudes, and experiences of using telepractice for preschoolers in Turkey.
Merve Dilbaz Gürsoy +2 more
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ICTs in Speech and Language Therapy
International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP), 2014 Over the past decade speech and language therapy has taken an interesting turn towards the use of information communication technologies (ICTs) for diagnosis of disorders and delivery of therapy. In many cases ICTs have worked as assistive tools to therapists, while in others as sole providers of therapy, especially in remote areas. In this report we
Athanasios Drigas, Alexia Petrova
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Sensors, 2021 A significant therapeutic challenge for people with disabilities is the development of verbal and echoic skills. Digital voice assistants (DVAs), such as Amazon’s Alexa, provide networked intelligence to billions of Internet-of-Things devices and have ...
Krzysztof J. Rechowicz +4 more
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Audiology ResearchBackground: Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is one of the most common types of hearing impairment, even though it is preventable. However, awareness and protective behaviors among young adults remain limited.
Nikolaos Trimmis +4 more
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Higher Brain Function Research, 1981 The aim of language therapy in aphasia is to assist the patient to regain his independence in their daily life as much as possible. This aim is achieved by utilizing the following four functions of language therapy : (1) reconstruction of once-disturbed neurolinguistic functions, (2) development and practice of compensatory methods of communication,
Kasiwagi, Tosihiro, Hasegawa, Tsuneo
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