Pub Date : 2021-04-03DOI: 10.1080/2050571x.2021.1923448
A. Miles
2020–2021 have been tough years for everyone. As we manage our way through this COVID-19 global pandemic, we are all focused on the health, mobility and financial needs of our communities. For many human science students, access to resources, travel and inperson research participation has been severely compromised. Speech, Language and Hearing Journal is highlighting the work of postgraduate students conducting highquality systematic and scoping reviews in this 2021 Special Issue. We received over 20 submissions from four continents in response to our call for papers. The breadth of speech-language therapy research was well represented with submissions ranging from child speech and language, adolescence, youth justice, dysphagia, audiology, aphasia, dyslexia, dementia care, and working with culturally and linguistically diverse families. In this Special Issue, we present the top 5 accepted peerreviewed papers. Congratulations to the students, their supervisors and their collaborators.
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Pub Date : 2021-04-03DOI: 10.1080/2050571X.2021.1899571
A. Sowerbutts, Emma Eaton-Rosen, K. Bryan, S. Beeke
ABSTRACT Young offenders disproportionately present with Developmental Language Disorder and are likely to struggle with the communication demands of the justice system. Professional guidance outlines strategies for facilitating successful communication, but it is unknown to what extent recommendations are substantiated by evidence. This review mapped academic and grey literature regarding the communication requirements, barriers and recommendations for routine youth justice interactions, such as forensic interview and courtroom testimony. Academic papers were identified through searches of five online databases, and OpenGrey, Google Scholar and organizational websites were searched to identify grey literature. 75 of 505 retrieved papers met inclusion criteria. Extracted data were presented regarding a) requirements and barriers a young person would encounter in the youth justice system, b) communication recommendations made for each stage of this journey, and c) type of evidence underlying the outlined findings. Communication barriers included exposure to unfamiliar vocabulary, repairing misunderstandings, constructing narratives and displaying the appropriate attitude. Recommendations were wide-ranging and broadly consistent, though very few had been evaluated for effectiveness. Some papers queried the practicality and effectiveness of recommendations such as rephrasing difficult terminology. A relatively small number of papers considered the views of young offenders or observed real youth justice interactions. Future research should include observational studies of real youth justice interactions to evaluate the effectiveness of widely recommended strategies. Policymakers may wish to consider concerns raised that rephrasing the language used in the youth justice system is not practical or sufficiently effective, and that broader changes to the communication environment are required.
{"title":"Supporting Young Offenders to Communicate in the Youth Justice System: A Scoping Review","authors":"A. Sowerbutts, Emma Eaton-Rosen, K. Bryan, S. Beeke","doi":"10.1080/2050571X.2021.1899571","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2050571X.2021.1899571","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Young offenders disproportionately present with Developmental Language Disorder and are likely to struggle with the communication demands of the justice system. Professional guidance outlines strategies for facilitating successful communication, but it is unknown to what extent recommendations are substantiated by evidence. This review mapped academic and grey literature regarding the communication requirements, barriers and recommendations for routine youth justice interactions, such as forensic interview and courtroom testimony. Academic papers were identified through searches of five online databases, and OpenGrey, Google Scholar and organizational websites were searched to identify grey literature. 75 of 505 retrieved papers met inclusion criteria. Extracted data were presented regarding a) requirements and barriers a young person would encounter in the youth justice system, b) communication recommendations made for each stage of this journey, and c) type of evidence underlying the outlined findings. Communication barriers included exposure to unfamiliar vocabulary, repairing misunderstandings, constructing narratives and displaying the appropriate attitude. Recommendations were wide-ranging and broadly consistent, though very few had been evaluated for effectiveness. Some papers queried the practicality and effectiveness of recommendations such as rephrasing difficult terminology. A relatively small number of papers considered the views of young offenders or observed real youth justice interactions. Future research should include observational studies of real youth justice interactions to evaluate the effectiveness of widely recommended strategies. Policymakers may wish to consider concerns raised that rephrasing the language used in the youth justice system is not practical or sufficiently effective, and that broader changes to the communication environment are required.","PeriodicalId":43000,"journal":{"name":"Speech Language and Hearing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73708658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-04-03DOI: 10.1080/2050571X.2021.1913300
Timothy Pommée, M. Balaguer, J. Pinquier, J. Mauclair, V. Woisard, Renée Speyer
ABSTRACT This study aims to systematically review original articles investigating the link between spectral acoustic measures in healthy talkers and perceived speech intelligibility, according to the PRISMA guidelines. Twenty-two studies were retained. Eighteen papers investigated vowel acoustics, one studied glides and eight articles investigated consonants, mostly sibilants. Various spectral measures and intelligibility estimates were used. The following measures were shown to be linked to sub-lexical perceived speech intelligibility ratings: for vowels, steady-state F1 and F2 measures, the F1 range, the [i]-[U] F2 difference, F0-F1 and F1-F2 differences in [è-A] and [q-è], the vowel space area, the mean amount of formant movement, the vector length and the spectral change measure; for consonants, the centroid energy and the spectral peak in the [s]-sound, as well as the steady-state F1 offset frequency in vowels preceding [t] and [d].To conclude, as speech is highly variable even in healthy adult speakers, a better understanding of the imprecisions in healthy spontaneous speech will provide a more realistic baseline for the investigation of disordered speech. To date, no acoustic measure is able to predict speech intelligibility to a large extent. There is still extensive research to be carried out to identify relevant acoustic combinations that could account for perceived speech variations (e.g. vowel and consonant reductions) and to gather normative data from a large number of healthy speakers. To that end, speech-related terms (e.g. intelligibility, comprehensibility, severity) need to be clearly defined and methodologies described in sufficient details to allow for replication, cross-comparisons/meta-analyses and pooling of data. .
{"title":"Relationship between phoneme-level spectral acoustics and speech intelligibility in healthy speech: a systematic review","authors":"Timothy Pommée, M. Balaguer, J. Pinquier, J. Mauclair, V. Woisard, Renée Speyer","doi":"10.1080/2050571X.2021.1913300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2050571X.2021.1913300","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study aims to systematically review original articles investigating the link between spectral acoustic measures in healthy talkers and perceived speech intelligibility, according to the PRISMA guidelines. Twenty-two studies were retained. Eighteen papers investigated vowel acoustics, one studied glides and eight articles investigated consonants, mostly sibilants. Various spectral measures and intelligibility estimates were used. The following measures were shown to be linked to sub-lexical perceived speech intelligibility ratings: for vowels, steady-state F1 and F2 measures, the F1 range, the [i]-[U] F2 difference, F0-F1 and F1-F2 differences in [è-A] and [q-è], the vowel space area, the mean amount of formant movement, the vector length and the spectral change measure; for consonants, the centroid energy and the spectral peak in the [s]-sound, as well as the steady-state F1 offset frequency in vowels preceding [t] and [d].To conclude, as speech is highly variable even in healthy adult speakers, a better understanding of the imprecisions in healthy spontaneous speech will provide a more realistic baseline for the investigation of disordered speech. To date, no acoustic measure is able to predict speech intelligibility to a large extent. There is still extensive research to be carried out to identify relevant acoustic combinations that could account for perceived speech variations (e.g. vowel and consonant reductions) and to gather normative data from a large number of healthy speakers. To that end, speech-related terms (e.g. intelligibility, comprehensibility, severity) need to be clearly defined and methodologies described in sufficient details to allow for replication, cross-comparisons/meta-analyses and pooling of data. .","PeriodicalId":43000,"journal":{"name":"Speech Language and Hearing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80896678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-03-28DOI: 10.1080/2050571X.2021.1904734
J. Tan, Naomi Cocks, Mary Claessen
ABSTRACT Mothers of children with feeding and/or swallowing disorders play a significant and important role in their children’s care, yet little is known about their perspectives regarding the support they seek and receive to perform this role. This study investigates how mothers regard the support available to them. This included support they needed, sought, had access to, or received, during their journey with their child/ren. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 mothers of children with feeding and/or swallowing disorders. A unique comprehensive exploration of support was ensured using Bronfenbrenner’s ecological framework. This allowed for the identification of the sources of support, at an individual and family level, service provider and policy level for children with feeding and/or swallowing disorders in Australia. Transcripts were analysed thematically to identify common themes and patterns. The mothers expressed their strong desire to receive knowledge of their child’s condition from health professionals. Their report was consistent with what is known of the barriers in this field of practice including diagnostic confusion of feeding and/or swallowing disorders and the often-fragmented service level response offered to families. The recommendations they offered included better interprofessional communication, inclusion of the family as key team members and a better understanding of the bio-psychosocial nature and impact these conditions have, not only on the child, but on the whole family unit.
{"title":"Mothers’ perspectives of support for their child with feeding/swallowing disorders","authors":"J. Tan, Naomi Cocks, Mary Claessen","doi":"10.1080/2050571X.2021.1904734","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2050571X.2021.1904734","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Mothers of children with feeding and/or swallowing disorders play a significant and important role in their children’s care, yet little is known about their perspectives regarding the support they seek and receive to perform this role. This study investigates how mothers regard the support available to them. This included support they needed, sought, had access to, or received, during their journey with their child/ren. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 mothers of children with feeding and/or swallowing disorders. A unique comprehensive exploration of support was ensured using Bronfenbrenner’s ecological framework. This allowed for the identification of the sources of support, at an individual and family level, service provider and policy level for children with feeding and/or swallowing disorders in Australia. Transcripts were analysed thematically to identify common themes and patterns. The mothers expressed their strong desire to receive knowledge of their child’s condition from health professionals. Their report was consistent with what is known of the barriers in this field of practice including diagnostic confusion of feeding and/or swallowing disorders and the often-fragmented service level response offered to families. The recommendations they offered included better interprofessional communication, inclusion of the family as key team members and a better understanding of the bio-psychosocial nature and impact these conditions have, not only on the child, but on the whole family unit.","PeriodicalId":43000,"journal":{"name":"Speech Language and Hearing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78977076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-03-18DOI: 10.1080/2050571X.2021.1899572
Robyn Johnson, A. Purcell, E. Power, S. Cumming
ABSTRACT Successful completion of their degree is important for both speech-language pathology (SLP) students and their university program. One way of supporting students to achieve the required level of competence would be the early identification of students most in need of additional support. Little is known about predictors of speech-language pathology student success. This paper describes a scoping review aiming to identify the range of factors known to contribute to SLP students’ performance in their degree programs. Astin's Input-Environment-Outcome model (1991) was used as a conceptual framework. Four databases were searched, as were references and citations of identified papers. Peer reviewed papers, theses and conference presentations were included. Twenty-one papers and theses from four countries were reviewed. A range of admission criteria and during program factors predict SLP student outcomes during their programs, including discipline understanding, academic skills and test-taking ability. SLP students’ discipline knowledge, academic skills and standardized test taking ability can predict their success in their prequalification degree. Identifying students less likely to succeed would allow them to seek support as early as possible and assist educators to provide that support.
{"title":"A scoping review of predictors of speech-language pathology student success","authors":"Robyn Johnson, A. Purcell, E. Power, S. Cumming","doi":"10.1080/2050571X.2021.1899572","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2050571X.2021.1899572","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Successful completion of their degree is important for both speech-language pathology (SLP) students and their university program. One way of supporting students to achieve the required level of competence would be the early identification of students most in need of additional support. Little is known about predictors of speech-language pathology student success. This paper describes a scoping review aiming to identify the range of factors known to contribute to SLP students’ performance in their degree programs. Astin's Input-Environment-Outcome model (1991) was used as a conceptual framework. Four databases were searched, as were references and citations of identified papers. Peer reviewed papers, theses and conference presentations were included. Twenty-one papers and theses from four countries were reviewed. A range of admission criteria and during program factors predict SLP student outcomes during their programs, including discipline understanding, academic skills and test-taking ability. SLP students’ discipline knowledge, academic skills and standardized test taking ability can predict their success in their prequalification degree. Identifying students less likely to succeed would allow them to seek support as early as possible and assist educators to provide that support.","PeriodicalId":43000,"journal":{"name":"Speech Language and Hearing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90285105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-03-01DOI: 10.1080/2050571X.2021.1888195
Xuan Thi Thanh Le, S. Mcleod, Ben Phạm
ABSTRACT Understanding typically developing children’s speech acquisition is useful to assist speech-language pathologists’ diagnosis and intervention planning for children with speech sound disorders. The aim of this research was to investigate Southern Vietnamese-speaking children’s speech accuracy and intelligibility. Participants were 132 children aged 3;0–5;11 living in Southern Viet Nam (Ho Chi Minh City) whose consonants, semivowels, vowels, and tones were assessed using the Vietnamese Speech Assessment (VSA) and parent-reported intelligibility was assessed using the Vietnamese version of the Intelligibility in Context Scale (ICS-VN). Participants’ percentage of consonants correct (PCC) was significantly lower for the younger children compared with the other age groups. Mean PCC was 89.19 (SD = 7.83) at 3;0–3;5 years and 99.31 (SD = 1.33) at 5;6–5;11 years. Percentage of semivowels correct was higher than the percentage of initial and final consonants correct. Participants produced tones and vowels accurately even from the youngest age group. On average, the participants were reported to be usually to always intelligible and were more intelligible with their parents than other communication partners. There was a positive, weak correlation between speech accuracy (PCC) and intelligibility (ICS-VN). There was no sex effect for PCC and no significant effect for age or sex on intelligibility. These data provide information about typical speech acquisition to support the emerging speech-language pathology profession in Viet Nam.
{"title":"Consonant accuracy and intelligibility of Southern Vietnamese children","authors":"Xuan Thi Thanh Le, S. Mcleod, Ben Phạm","doi":"10.1080/2050571X.2021.1888195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2050571X.2021.1888195","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Understanding typically developing children’s speech acquisition is useful to assist speech-language pathologists’ diagnosis and intervention planning for children with speech sound disorders. The aim of this research was to investigate Southern Vietnamese-speaking children’s speech accuracy and intelligibility. Participants were 132 children aged 3;0–5;11 living in Southern Viet Nam (Ho Chi Minh City) whose consonants, semivowels, vowels, and tones were assessed using the Vietnamese Speech Assessment (VSA) and parent-reported intelligibility was assessed using the Vietnamese version of the Intelligibility in Context Scale (ICS-VN). Participants’ percentage of consonants correct (PCC) was significantly lower for the younger children compared with the other age groups. Mean PCC was 89.19 (SD = 7.83) at 3;0–3;5 years and 99.31 (SD = 1.33) at 5;6–5;11 years. Percentage of semivowels correct was higher than the percentage of initial and final consonants correct. Participants produced tones and vowels accurately even from the youngest age group. On average, the participants were reported to be usually to always intelligible and were more intelligible with their parents than other communication partners. There was a positive, weak correlation between speech accuracy (PCC) and intelligibility (ICS-VN). There was no sex effect for PCC and no significant effect for age or sex on intelligibility. These data provide information about typical speech acquisition to support the emerging speech-language pathology profession in Viet Nam.","PeriodicalId":43000,"journal":{"name":"Speech Language and Hearing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85710208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-02-24DOI: 10.1080/2050571X.2021.1888194
S. Aishwarya, S. Narasimhan
ABSTRACT Divya Prabhandam recitation performed regularly by Hindu priests of South India, being a vocally excruciatingly demanding religious ritual, doubtlessly induces vocal fatigue in reciters, and offers a unique opportunity to assess the acoustic and cepstral parameters of voice before and after recitation. The study aimed at investigating the subjective (Vocal Fatigue Index) and objective parameters (acoustic and cepstral parameters) of voice before and after the recitation of Divya Prabhandam among Hindu priests. The study comprised fourteen male Hindu priests who were Divya Prabhandam reciters having a clinically normal voice and with no history of voice disorders. The voice samples of all the participants were recorded in two specific conditions. Condition 1 (before voice use) was recorded before beginning the Divya Prabhandam recitation, and condition 2 (after prolonged voice use) was recorded after the completion of the Divya Prabhandam recitation. Subjective analysis of vocal loading was carried out using the Vocal Fatigue Index, and objective analysis was carried out using acoustic and cepstral analysis of voice recorded in both conditions. The results revealed that there was a significant difference in the scores of Vocal Fatigue Index between the two conditions. The acoustic and cepstral parameters of voice also showed significant differences between the two conditions. The study findings revealed that there was a significant impact of prolonged vocal usage on vocal characteristics among priests reciting Divya Prabhandam.
{"title":"The effect of a prolonged and demanding vocal activity (Divya Prabhandam recitation) on subjective and objective measures of voice among Indian Hindu priests","authors":"S. Aishwarya, S. Narasimhan","doi":"10.1080/2050571X.2021.1888194","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2050571X.2021.1888194","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Divya Prabhandam recitation performed regularly by Hindu priests of South India, being a vocally excruciatingly demanding religious ritual, doubtlessly induces vocal fatigue in reciters, and offers a unique opportunity to assess the acoustic and cepstral parameters of voice before and after recitation. The study aimed at investigating the subjective (Vocal Fatigue Index) and objective parameters (acoustic and cepstral parameters) of voice before and after the recitation of Divya Prabhandam among Hindu priests. The study comprised fourteen male Hindu priests who were Divya Prabhandam reciters having a clinically normal voice and with no history of voice disorders. The voice samples of all the participants were recorded in two specific conditions. Condition 1 (before voice use) was recorded before beginning the Divya Prabhandam recitation, and condition 2 (after prolonged voice use) was recorded after the completion of the Divya Prabhandam recitation. Subjective analysis of vocal loading was carried out using the Vocal Fatigue Index, and objective analysis was carried out using acoustic and cepstral analysis of voice recorded in both conditions. The results revealed that there was a significant difference in the scores of Vocal Fatigue Index between the two conditions. The acoustic and cepstral parameters of voice also showed significant differences between the two conditions. The study findings revealed that there was a significant impact of prolonged vocal usage on vocal characteristics among priests reciting Divya Prabhandam.","PeriodicalId":43000,"journal":{"name":"Speech Language and Hearing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84138353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-02-24DOI: 10.1080/2050571X.2021.1883801
Masumeh Habili, Y. Kazemi, Leila Ghasisin
ABSTRACT Objectives: This study was conducted to adapt an original version of the communicative activity log (CAL) scale to Persian determining validity and reliability of this version for the people with post-stroke aphasia (PWA). Materials and Methods: The process of translation and adaptation of the original CAL scale to Persian went through the following stages: forward translation, synthesis, and resolution of discrepancies in translation, back translation, review of the back-translated version versus the original version, review in an expert committee, feedback on cognitive reporting, and final correction. The Persian version of CAL (P-CAL) questionnaire was completed by 50 PWA or their caregivers to determine reliability and validity of the scale. Results: The results indicated that the P-CAL had high internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha of 0.92). Test-retest reliability was obtained as r = 0.88 (p < 0.01). Additionally, the correlation between P-CAL and Bedside version of Persian Western Aphasia Battery (P-WAB-1) as well as the correlation between the P-CAL and Stroke Impact Scale (SIS) showed high construct validity in P-CAL. Conclusion: According to our results P--CAL had good validity and reliability and it could be used as a valid tool to evaluate effectiveness of therapeutic techniques and treatment management in PWA.
{"title":"Psychometric analyses of the Persian version of the communicative activity log (CAL)","authors":"Masumeh Habili, Y. Kazemi, Leila Ghasisin","doi":"10.1080/2050571X.2021.1883801","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2050571X.2021.1883801","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Objectives: This study was conducted to adapt an original version of the communicative activity log (CAL) scale to Persian determining validity and reliability of this version for the people with post-stroke aphasia (PWA). Materials and Methods: The process of translation and adaptation of the original CAL scale to Persian went through the following stages: forward translation, synthesis, and resolution of discrepancies in translation, back translation, review of the back-translated version versus the original version, review in an expert committee, feedback on cognitive reporting, and final correction. The Persian version of CAL (P-CAL) questionnaire was completed by 50 PWA or their caregivers to determine reliability and validity of the scale. Results: The results indicated that the P-CAL had high internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha of 0.92). Test-retest reliability was obtained as r = 0.88 (p < 0.01). Additionally, the correlation between P-CAL and Bedside version of Persian Western Aphasia Battery (P-WAB-1) as well as the correlation between the P-CAL and Stroke Impact Scale (SIS) showed high construct validity in P-CAL. Conclusion: According to our results P--CAL had good validity and reliability and it could be used as a valid tool to evaluate effectiveness of therapeutic techniques and treatment management in PWA.","PeriodicalId":43000,"journal":{"name":"Speech Language and Hearing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84110981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-02-03DOI: 10.1080/2050571X.2021.1879609
Gianmatteo Farabolini, P. Rinaldi, M. C. Caselli, Alejandrina Cristià
ABSTRACT Assessing language development in bilingual children is challenging in geographical areas where bilinguals have different native languages. Lexical development measures are often used as a starting point to study linguistic abilities in bilingual children. Non-word repetition (NWR) has been found to be very informative in detecting variation. The present study contributes to the broader research aim of documenting bilinguals’ language skills. In a sample of 19 Italian-speaking bilingual children with different native languages, correlations among performance on an Italian-like NWR and receptive vocabulary score (Italian PPVT-R), cumulative exposure, age of first exposure to Italian, current Italian exposure, maternal education, parental concerns and vocabulary in toddlerhood (MB-CDI) were calculated. NWR performances correlated with PPVT-R and parental concerns, but not with maternal education and language exposure measures. Neither NWR scores nor PPVT-R scores were related to Italian vocabulary size in toddlerhood (MB-CDI). We integrate our results with those of others and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of administering NWR to bilingual children, and more generally how to perform early bilingual language assessments.
{"title":"Non-word repetition in bilingual children: the role of language exposure, vocabulary scores and environmental factors","authors":"Gianmatteo Farabolini, P. Rinaldi, M. C. Caselli, Alejandrina Cristià","doi":"10.1080/2050571X.2021.1879609","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2050571X.2021.1879609","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Assessing language development in bilingual children is challenging in geographical areas where bilinguals have different native languages. Lexical development measures are often used as a starting point to study linguistic abilities in bilingual children. Non-word repetition (NWR) has been found to be very informative in detecting variation. The present study contributes to the broader research aim of documenting bilinguals’ language skills. In a sample of 19 Italian-speaking bilingual children with different native languages, correlations among performance on an Italian-like NWR and receptive vocabulary score (Italian PPVT-R), cumulative exposure, age of first exposure to Italian, current Italian exposure, maternal education, parental concerns and vocabulary in toddlerhood (MB-CDI) were calculated. NWR performances correlated with PPVT-R and parental concerns, but not with maternal education and language exposure measures. Neither NWR scores nor PPVT-R scores were related to Italian vocabulary size in toddlerhood (MB-CDI). We integrate our results with those of others and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of administering NWR to bilingual children, and more generally how to perform early bilingual language assessments.","PeriodicalId":43000,"journal":{"name":"Speech Language and Hearing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75709281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-02-01DOI: 10.1080/2050571X.2021.1879611
Zheng Yen Ng, Monique Waite, L. Hickson, Katie Ekberg
ABSTRACT This review synthesized recent qualitative research evidence on language accessibility in early intervention allied health services in the context of providing family-centred care (FCC) for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) families of children with chronic health conditions. A search was conducted using nine bibliographic databases, and hand-searching. 11,888 articles were screened and assessed; 15 articles were then included. Analysis of data from these articles resulted in four themes: service delivery barriers in working with CALD families, clinicians’ use of individualized strategies and interventions, benefits and challenges in involving interpreters, and recommendations for clinical practice. Current practices regarding language accessibility reflect FCC principles of family strengths, individualized family services, and the family-professional relationship; however, the principle of family choice was not always reflected. Greater language accessibility was achieved by clinicians using strategies to facilitate communication, using language-appropriate resources, and by families and professionals working in partnership.
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