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Perceptual and acoustic predictors of speech intelligibility among Hebrew-speaking young adults with down syndrome 在说希伯来语的唐氏综合症的年轻人中,言语可理解性的知觉和声学预测因子
IF 1.8 3区 医学 Q2 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-04-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2025.106529
Micalle Carl, Michal Icht

Background

Down syndrome (DS) is a common chromosomal disorder associated with various speech impairments, including reduced intelligibility. While speech subsystem deficits in DS have been documented, their relative influence on intelligibility remains understudied, particularly in non-English speaking populations. This study investigated speech intelligibility and select subsystem functioning in Hebrew-speaking young adults with DS, aiming to describe the speech production disorder and identify predictors of single-word intelligibility in this population.

Methods

Twenty-four adults with DS and 24 typically developing (TD) peers produced common single words in Hebrew. Perceptual and acoustic analyses were conducted on select speech subsystems, including articulatory (consonant and vowel production) and phonatory measures.

Results

Speakers with DS had higher error rates for complex consonants and demonstrated vowel space centralization compared to TD peers. Group differences were observed in most acoustic vowel measures, with interactions with speaker gender, but only select acoustic voice measures. Stepwise regression analysis identified three significant predictors of single-word intelligibility in the DS group, namely Percentage of Consonants Correct (PCC), Jitter (ppq), and average ellipse size of vowel clusters within the acoustic vowel space.

Conclusions

These findings highlight the complex nature of speech intelligibility deficits in individuals with DS, emphasizing both articulatory and phonatory contributing factors. The results also suggest potential cross-linguistic differences in subsystem contributions to intelligibility. Clinical implications include the need for comprehensive assessment and targeted interventions addressing multiple speech subsystems in this population.
唐氏综合症(DS)是一种常见的染色体疾病,与各种语言障碍有关,包括可理解性降低。虽然有文献记载了失语症的语音子系统缺陷,但它们对可理解性的相对影响仍未得到充分研究,特别是在非英语人群中。本研究调查了讲希伯来语的年轻成年DS患者的语音可理解性和选择子系统功能,旨在描述该人群的语音产生障碍并确定单字可理解性的预测因素。方法24名发育正常(TD)的成年人和24名发育正常(TD)的同龄人用希伯来语说出常见的单字。对选择的语音子系统进行了感知和声学分析,包括发音(辅音和元音的产生)和发音措施。结果DS患者在复杂辅音发音上的错误率高于TD患者。在大多数声学元音测量中观察到群体差异,并与说话者性别相互作用,但仅选择声学语音测量。逐步回归分析发现了DS组单字可理解性的三个显著预测因子,即辅音正确率(PCC)、抖动(ppq)和元音空间内元音簇的平均椭圆大小。结论:这些发现突出了退行性残疾个体言语理解缺陷的复杂性,强调了发音和发音两方面的影响因素。结果还表明,子系统对可理解性的贡献可能存在跨语言差异。临床意义包括需要对该人群的多个言语子系统进行综合评估和有针对性的干预。
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Reading in aphasia: Supporting engagement in and enjoyment of reading in an aphasia support centre 失语症中的阅读:在失语症支持中心支持参与和享受阅读
IF 1.8 3区 医学 Q2 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-04-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2025.106528
Janet Webster , Julie Morris , Kathy Cann
People with aphasia often experience difficulties with reading. Within the literature, there are a small number of reports of dedicated book clubs for people with aphasia, providing a social activity for individuals to reconnect with reading in a supportive environment. This paper describes an exploratory study investigating how to support people with aphasia's engagement and enjoyment of reading in an aphasia support centre. The study consisted of two phases. In phase 1, a focus group explored people with aphasia's reading and preferences about social reading activities. In phase 2, a novel reading group that reflected the preferences shared within the focus group was offered in the support centre.
The focus group revealed individual variability in both pre- and post-stroke reading. People were motivated to read but found it effortful. Participants were interested in a social reading activity but felt a book club was not feasible due to differences in reading preferences, ability, and the effort required to read. The novel reading group was designed to allow individuals to share what they had read at home in a supportive and encouraging environment. The format allowed everyone to engage and participants reported improved reading. This social reading activity encouraged people to read their own reading material rather than a shared book, allowing consideration of personal preference and accommodation of different levels of reading ability. Individuals did not need to read the same reading material to benefit from sharing the experience of reading.
失语症患者通常在阅读方面有困难。在文献中,有少量关于失语症患者专门读书俱乐部的报道,为失语症患者提供了一种社交活动,让他们在一个支持性的环境中重新与阅读联系起来。本文描述了一项探索性研究,探讨如何在失语症支持中心支持失语症患者参与和享受阅读。这项研究包括两个阶段。在第一阶段,一个焦点小组探讨失语症患者的阅读和对社交阅读活动的偏好。在第二阶段,支持中心提供了一个反映焦点小组共同偏好的小说阅读小组。焦点小组揭示了中风前和中风后阅读的个体差异。人们有动力去阅读,但却发现这很费力。参与者对社交阅读活动感兴趣,但由于阅读偏好、能力和阅读所需的努力不同,他们觉得读书俱乐部不可行。小说阅读小组的目的是让个人在一个支持和鼓励的环境中分享他们在家里读过的东西。这种形式让每个人都参与进来,参与者报告说他们的阅读能力得到了提高。这种社交阅读活动鼓励人们阅读自己的阅读材料,而不是共享的书籍,允许考虑个人偏好和适应不同的阅读能力水平。个人不需要阅读相同的阅读材料就能从分享阅读经验中受益。
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The perceptions, attitudes and experiences of service users with telehealth speech-language pathology services 远程卫生语言病理学服务使用者的认知、态度和经验
IF 1.8 3区 医学 Q2 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-04-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2025.106527
Reem S.W. Alyahya

Aims

To investigate the perceptions, attitudes, and experiences of clients and caregivers towards telehealth Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) services.

Methods

A comprehensive questionnaire was developed and validated to investigate the perceptions, attitudes, and experiences of service users towards telehealth services. The questionnaire included questions related to telehealth experience, client's preferences, and the perceived facilitators, barriers, advantages, and disadvantages of telehealth. Phone survey was used to collect data from clients and caregivers of clients who received telehealth SLP services during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results

A total of 293 clients and caregivers participated in this study. The findings indicated that 97.95 % of the respondents reportedly received telehealth SLP services for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic, mainly through video-communication (51.2 %), and for different clinical services, with therapy (31.04 %) and monitoring (31.28 %) being the highest services. Of the total respondents, 54.95 % felt that telehealth appointments were similar to in-person appointments. However, 41.30 % of the respondents preferred receiving in-person appointments. Statistical analyses indicated that eight factors were perceived by service users as significant primary facilitators of telehealth (e.g., good internet connection, available resources, experience with technology), whereas only three factors were perceived as significant primary barriers (e.g., poor image/sound quality, and client's communication impairments). Furthermore, 10 factors were perceived as significant primary advantages of telehealth (e.g., reduced cost and travel time), while only one factor was identified as a significant primary disadvantage (inability to conduct a physical examination).

Conclusions

Service users identified numerous advantages of telehealth, including improved access to healthcare, and reduced costs, while only one disadvantage was identified (lack of physical examinations). The perceived facilitators and barriers of telehealth by service users can be classified into technology-related factors (e.g., comfort with technology, internet connection) and client-related factors (e.g., client's cognitive and sensory abilities). These technology and client-related factors should be considered by policy makers and funding bodies while planning the establishment or expansion of telehealth services.
目的调查客户和护理人员对远程医疗语音语言病理学(SLP)服务的看法、态度和经验。方法编制并验证了一份综合问卷,调查服务使用者对远程医疗服务的看法、态度和体验。问卷包括与远程医疗经验、客户偏好以及远程医疗的感知促进因素、障碍、优势和劣势相关的问题。通过电话调查收集在COVID-19大流行期间和之后接受远程医疗SLP服务的客户及其护理人员的数据。结果共293名患者及护理人员参与本研究。调查结果显示,据报告,97.95%的受访者在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间首次获得远程医疗服务,主要是通过视频通信(51.2%)和不同的临床服务,其中治疗(31.04%)和监测(31.28%)是最高的服务。在所有受访者中,54.95%的人认为远程医疗预约与面对面的预约相似。然而,41.30%的受访者更喜欢接受面对面的预约。统计分析表明,服务用户认为有8个因素是远程保健的重要主要促进因素(例如,良好的互联网连接、现有资源、技术经验),而只有3个因素被认为是重要的主要障碍(例如,图像/声音质量差和客户沟通障碍)。此外,10个因素被认为是远程保健的重要主要优势(例如,降低成本和旅行时间),而只有一个因素被确定为重大主要劣势(无法进行体检)。结论服务用户确定了远程保健的许多优点,包括改善获得保健的机会和降低成本,而只确定了一个缺点(缺乏体检)。服务使用者认为的远程保健的促进因素和障碍可分为与技术有关的因素(例如,对技术的适应程度、互联网连接)和与客户有关的因素(例如,客户的认知和感觉能力)。决策者和供资机构在规划建立或扩大远程保健服务时,应考虑这些与技术和客户有关的因素。
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Evaluation of reliability and validity of the Boston diagnostic aphasia examination (BDAE-2) in a Serbian population 波士顿诊断性失语症检查(BDAE-2)在塞尔维亚人群中的信度和效度评价
IF 1.8 3区 医学 Q2 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-03-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2025.106526
Mile Vuković , Lana Jerkić Rajić , Tanja Milovanović , Natalie F. Douglas
The Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination (BDAE) has been extensively utilized in Serbia; however, data on its psychometric properties within this context are limited. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the BDAE-2 in Serbian-speaking individuals with aphasia. The sample comprised 119 participants with stroke-induced aphasia and 51 neurologically healthy speakers. A Serbian translation of the second edition of the BDAE was administered to all participants. Findings indicated that the Serbian version of the BDAE-2 exhibited strong internal consistency, high inter-rater reliability, satisfactory construct validity, and robust discriminative capacity for differentiating individuals with aphasia from neurotypical speakers. Furthermore, specific subtests effectively distinguished between various aphasia types and demonstrated sensitivity to aphasia severity levels. Sociodemographic factors (gender, education, age) significantly influenced assessments of certain language abilities. In conclusion, the BDAE-2 was found to be a reliable diagnostic tool for assessing aphasia in Serbian speakers, showcasing favorable psychometric properties.
波士顿失语诊断检查(BDAE)已在塞尔维亚广泛使用;然而,在这种情况下,关于其心理测量特性的数据是有限的。本研究旨在评估BDAE-2在塞尔维亚语失语症患者中的信度和效度。样本包括119名中风性失语症患者和51名神经系统健康的说话者。向所有与会者分发了第二版的塞尔维亚语翻译本。结果表明,塞尔维亚语版BDAE-2具有较强的内部一致性、较高的量表间信度、较好的构念效度和较强的区分失语症个体与神经正常说话者的能力。此外,特定的子测试有效地区分了各种失语症类型,并显示了对失语症严重程度的敏感性。社会人口因素(性别、教育程度、年龄)显著影响对某些语言能力的评估。综上所述,BDAE-2是评估塞尔维亚语失语症的可靠诊断工具,显示出良好的心理测量特性。
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Early language outcomes of children born with unilateral aural atresia 单侧失聪儿童的早期语言预后
IF 1.8 3区 医学 Q2 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-03-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2025.106523
Anna Persson , Peter Carew , Traci Flynn

Objective

Aural atresia is a congenital malformation involving the ear canal. There is limited investigation into the impact of aural atresia and the associated hearing loss on language in the early years of development.

Methods

Eight children with unilateral aural atresia were followed longitudinally at 30- and 60-days post hearing device fitting, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months, 30 months, and 36 months of age. Expressive language, auditory development, functional auditory performance, and hearing device use were measured.

Results

Two children were delayed in expressive language at 24 months of age. Children's auditory development and functional auditory performance were in the average or above average range. Children wore their hearing devices for an average of 1–2 hours per day.

Conclusion

Thirty-three percent of children (n = 2) were performing below the language levels expected for peers without hearing loss. Children's auditory development and functional auditory performance are comparable to children with typical hearing despite their low hearing device use. These results should be interpreted with caution due to the small number of children participating in the study.
摘要目的耳闭锁是一种累及耳道的先天性畸形。在发育的早期,关于听觉闭锁和相关听力损失对语言的影响的调查有限。方法对8例单侧耳闭锁患儿分别在配戴助听器后30、60天、12个月、18个月、24个月、30个月、36个月进行纵向随访。测量了表达性语言、听觉发展、功能性听觉表现和助听器使用情况。结果2例患儿在24月龄时出现语言表达迟缓。儿童听觉发育和功能性听觉表现处于中等或中等以上水平。儿童平均每天佩戴助听器1-2小时。结论33%的儿童(n = 2)的语言表现低于无听力损失的同龄人的预期水平。儿童的听觉发育和功能性听觉表现与正常听力儿童相当,尽管他们的听力设备使用较少。由于参与研究的儿童人数较少,因此对这些结果的解释应谨慎。
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Prosody and gestures help pragmatic processing in children with Developmental Language Disorder 韵律和手势有助于发展性语言障碍儿童的语用处理
IF 1.8 3区 医学 Q2 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-03-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2025.106525
Albert Giberga , Ernesto Guerra , Nadia Ahufinger , Alfonso Igualada , Mari Aguilera , Núria Esteve-Gibert
The combination of linguistic prosody and bodily signals help typically developing children (TD) in accessing pragmatic meanings. We investigated the benefits of prosodic and gestural cues for processing pragmatic meanings in children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), having difficulties with structural language and pragmatics. 34 children with DLD and 45 TD controls, aged 5 to 10, participated in two visual-world eye-tracking tasks on pragmatic meanings that varied in complexity and develop in different stages: interrogative meaning (Exp. 1, less complex, developing earlier) and indirect requests (Exp. 2, more complex, developing later). In both experiments we manipulated the cues highlighting the intended meaning (prosodically-enhanced, multimodally-enhanced, and no-enhancement). The results showed that all children benefited from prosodic- and multimodal-enhancement to comprehend less complex meanings developing earlier, that younger children with DLD were less accurate even if such cues were present, and that the multimodal-enhancement was especially helpful for children with DLD when processing more complex meanings at an older age. Eye gaze data in both experiments revealed that, compared to TD children, children with DLD showed less clear preference to look at the Target image after the unfolding of bodily and prosodic cues, but that multimodal cues did reduce the children's bias to look at the literal interpretation of indirect requests. Our results highlight the importance of prosodic and bodily cues for the processing of pragmatic meanings that vary in complexity, especially when linguistic abilities are impaired, and have important implications on the communicative strategies that professionals use with children with DLD.
语言韵律和身体信号的结合有助于正常发育儿童获取语用意义。我们研究了韵律和手势线索对结构语言和语用学有困难的发展性语言障碍(DLD)儿童语用意义加工的益处。34名5 ~ 10岁的DLD儿童和45名对照组儿童参与了两项视觉世界眼动追踪任务,研究了不同复杂程度和发展阶段的语用意义:疑问句意义(实验1,较不复杂,发展较早)和间接请求意义(实验2,较复杂,发展较晚)。在这两个实验中,我们都对提示进行了操作,以突出预期的含义(韵律增强、多模态增强和无增强)。结果表明,所有儿童都受益于韵律和多模态增强,以理解较早发展的较不复杂的意义,年龄较小的DLD儿童即使存在这些线索,也不太准确,多模态增强对年龄较大的DLD儿童在处理更复杂的意义时特别有帮助。两个实验中的注视数据都显示,与TD儿童相比,DLD儿童在身体和韵律线索展开后,对目标图像的偏好不那么明显,但多模态线索确实减少了儿童对间接请求的字面解释的偏好。我们的研究结果强调了韵律和身体线索对于复杂的语用意义加工的重要性,特别是当语言能力受损时,这对专业人员对DLD儿童使用的交际策略具有重要意义。
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Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the test of childhood stuttering (TOCS) 土耳其语版儿童口吃测验的信度和效度
IF 1.8 3区 医学 Q2 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-03-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2025.106524
Ayşe İlayda Mutlu , Ayşen Köse , Şadiye Bacık Tırank

Propose

This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Test of Childhood Stuttering (TOCS).

Methods & Procedure

The TOCS was translated into Turkish, then back into English by a linguist, and reviewed by an evaluation committee. The translated version was administered to 50 children who stutter (CWS) and 50 who do not (CWNS). After 7–10 days, 12 randomly selected children were re-evaluated. Reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha, test-retest methods, and inter-rater reliability. Content validity was confirmed through a pilot study and expert feedback. Construct validity was examined by analyzing test performance, comparing scores between CWS and CWNS, correlating modality test scores, and performing factor analysis. Criterion validity was assessed by correlating TOCS-TR scores with the Stuttering Severity Instrument-4 Turkish Version (SSI-4-TR).

Results

Internal consistency was high, with Cronbach's alpha at .89. The test-retest correlation coefficient for Speech Fluency Measure subtest were .95, the Speech Fluency Rating Scale subtest was .91, and the Disfluency-Related Consequences Rating Scale Index was .91. Inter-rater reliability showed excellent agreement. Content validity was culturally appropriate. Construct validity indicated an 82% positive predictive value, 100% sensitivity, and 78% specificity for the Speech Fluency Rating Scale and Disfluency-Related Consequences Rating Scale. Criterion validity showed 80% agreement with SSI-4-TR.

Conclusions & Implications

The TOCS-TR demonstrated strong reliability and validity, making it a valuable tool for assessing stuttering severity in children and distinguishing between CWS and CWNS
本研究旨在评估土耳其语版儿童口吃测验(TOCS)的信度和效度。方法,TOCS被翻译成土耳其语,然后由语言学家翻译成英语,并由评估委员会审查。翻译后的版本被分配给50名口吃儿童(CWS)和50名非口吃儿童(CWNS)。7-10天后,随机选择12例患儿重新评估。信度采用Cronbach’s alpha、重测法和评估者间信度进行评估。通过初步研究和专家反馈确认了内容效度。通过分析测试绩效、比较CWS和CWNS的得分、相关模态测试得分和进行因子分析来检验结构效度。通过将TOCS-TR评分与口吃严重程度量表-4土耳其版(ssi4 - tr)相关联来评估标准效度。结果内部一致性高,Cronbach's alpha为0.89。言语流利度量表子测试重测相关系数为0.95,言语流利度评定量表子测试重测相关系数为0.91,言语流利度相关结果评定量表指数重测相关系数为0.91。评估者间信度表现出极好的一致性。内容效度在文化上是适当的。建构效度表明,言语流利度评定量表和不流利相关后果评定量表的阳性预测值为82%,灵敏度为100%,特异性为78%。标准效度与si -4- tr的一致性为80%。结论,结论TOCS-TR具有较强的信度和效度,可作为评估儿童口吃严重程度和区分CWS与CWNS的重要工具
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“It's not that bad but it's not so fun either”- A qualitative study on school-aged children's perceptions of speech and language therapy for developmental language disorders “没那么糟糕,但也没那么有趣”——一项关于学龄儿童对言语认知和发展性语言障碍的语言治疗的定性研究
IF 1.8 3区 医学 Q2 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-03-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2025.106512
Yoni Van Poucke, Kristiane Van Lierde, Cassandra Alighieri

Introduction

Different studies have explored the experiences and perspectives of parents on developmental language disorders (DLD). Recently, different authors also called for more research hearing the children's voices. Unfortunately, this topic is under-researched. Therefore, this study investigated how school-aged Flemish children with DLD experience speech and language therapy for DLD.

Methods

Seven Flemish children with DLD, aged between 6 and 12 years, were included in this study. Child-friendly semi-structured interviews were conducted to investigate their perceptions of speech and language therapy. Data derived from these interviews were analysed using an descriptive thematic content analysis. Trustworthiness of the data was achieved by applying researcher triangulation and use of narrative autobiographies.

Results

During the analyses, six major teams were identified: (1) mixed emotions towards therapy, (2) challenges and difficulties in therapy, (3) impact of therapy context and timing, (4) social reactions and peer awareness, (5) engagement through play, and (6) learning and therapy goals. Each theme was divided into different subthemes. The theme ‘mixed emotions towards therapy’ was divided into the subthemes positive feelings, mixed feelings, and shame and embarrassment. Confronting difficulties and task focus were the subthemes of the major theme ‘challenges and difficulties in therapy’. The theme ‘impact of therapy context and timing’ consisted of two subthemes, namely after-school therapy and in-school therapy. Reactions from peers was the subtheme of ‘social reactions and peer awareness’. Engagement through play was divided into enjoyment of games and rewards. And the theme ‘learning and therapy goals’ was divided into the subthemes value of learning and collaboration with teachers.

Conclusion

While most children had positive attitudes on speech hand language therapy, some reported embarrassment or discomfort. The timing of therapy sessions, whether during or outside school hours, influenced engagement, as did the use of games and rewards. Children generally valued a playful approach, though variety in activities was important. Understanding the goals and benefits of speech and language therapy also increased intrinsic motivation for some children. SLTs should consider these factors and minimize biases to improve therapy outcomes. Future research should explore ways to better align therapy with children's preferences and developmental needs.
不同的研究探讨了父母对发展性语言障碍(DLD)的经验和观点。最近,不同的作者也呼吁进行更多的研究,倾听孩子们的声音。不幸的是,这个话题的研究不足。因此,本研究旨在探讨佛兰德语学龄儿童的语言障碍体验。方法选取7例6 ~ 12岁的佛兰德儿童作为研究对象。对儿童友好型半结构化访谈进行了调查,以了解他们对言语和语言治疗的看法。从这些访谈中获得的数据使用描述性主题内容分析进行分析。数据的可信度是通过应用研究者三角测量和使用叙事自传来实现的。结果在分析过程中,确定了六个主要团队:(1)对治疗的复杂情绪,(2)治疗中的挑战和困难,(3)治疗情境和时间的影响,(4)社会反应和同伴意识,(5)通过游戏参与,(6)学习和治疗目标。每个主题又分为不同的子主题。“对治疗的复杂情绪”这一主题被分为积极情绪、复杂情绪、羞耻和尴尬等子主题。面对困难和任务焦点是“治疗中的挑战和困难”这一主题的副主题。“治疗情境与时间的影响”这一主题包括两个子主题,即课后治疗和校内治疗。同伴的反应是“社会反应和同伴意识”的副主题。通过游戏获得的粘性分为游戏乐趣和奖励。将“学习与治疗目标”这一主题划分为“学习价值”和“与教师合作”这两个子主题。结论大部分儿童对言语手语治疗持积极态度,但部分儿童表现出尴尬或不适。治疗的时间,无论是在上课时间还是课外,都会影响参与度,游戏和奖励的使用也是如此。孩子们通常喜欢有趣的方式,尽管活动的多样性很重要。了解言语和语言治疗的目标和好处也增加了一些孩子的内在动机。SLTs应该考虑这些因素,并尽量减少偏差,以改善治疗结果。未来的研究应该探索如何更好地将治疗与儿童的偏好和发展需求结合起来。
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Pausing patterns in English school-age children with a history of late talking: Frequent pauses and prolonged response delays 有晚说话史的英语学龄儿童的停顿模式:频繁的停顿和长时间的反应延迟
IF 1.8 3区 医学 Q2 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-03-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2025.106514
Yanting Sun , Hongwei Ding

Introduction

This study explored silent pause patterns, their interaction with filled pauses, and response delays in five-year-old children who were previously identified as late talkers in their conversations with adults.

Methods

We analyzed 73 child-adult conversations (36 with a late-talking history, 37 typically developing) from the CHILDES Clinical English Ellis Weismer Corpus at age five across three temporal stages. Using Praat, we identified and classified silent pauses (> 250 ms) by duration and position and annotated them across three tiers: silent pause categories, pauses near filled pauses, and response delays. We employed mixed-effects models to examine group and gender differences in pause duration, frequency, and position, alongside their relationship with filled pauses, and response delays across conversational stages.

Results

Duration-based analyses revealed children with a history of late talking produced longer and more frequent silent pauses than typically developing children, particularly at 500–1000 ms, with males showing fewer short pauses. Position-based analyses showed children with a history of late talking exhibited more utterance-onset and within-phrase pauses, whilst males demonstrated shorter utterance onset pauses. Whilst typically developing children demonstrated decreased pausing across conversational stages, children with a late-talking history maintained consistent patterns. Both groups preferred ‘um’ over ‘uh’, though children with a late-talking history showed greater reliance on ‘um’-silent pause combinations. Response delay analyses indicated these children had longer delays.

Conclusions

School-age children with a history of late talking demonstrate persistent differences in pausing patterns, highlighting the need for extended support. These findings inform the development of targeted interventions considering conversational timing in clinical practice.
本研究探讨了沉默停顿模式,它们与填充停顿的相互作用,以及五岁儿童的反应延迟,这些儿童在与成年人的对话中被认为是晚说话者。方法我们分析了来自CHILDES临床英语Ellis Weismer语料库的73例儿童-成人对话(36例有晚说话史,37例发育正常),涵盖了3个时间阶段。使用Praat,我们识别并分类了沉默停顿(>;250毫秒)的持续时间和位置,并在三个层次上对它们进行注释:无声暂停类别,填充暂停附近的暂停和响应延迟。我们采用混合效应模型来检验群体和性别在停顿时间、频率和位置上的差异,以及它们与对话阶段的填充停顿和反应延迟的关系。结果基于持续时间的分析显示,有晚说话史的儿童比正常发育的儿童产生更长、更频繁的沉默停顿,特别是在500-1000毫秒之间,而男性的短停顿较少。基于位置的分析显示,有晚说话史的儿童表现出更多的话语开始停顿和短语内停顿,而男性表现出更短的话语开始停顿。虽然正常发育的儿童在对话阶段表现出较少的停顿,但有晚说话历史的儿童保持一致的模式。两组孩子都更喜欢用“嗯”而不是“嗯”,尽管有晚说话历史的孩子更依赖于“嗯”和沉默停顿的组合。反应延迟分析表明,这些儿童的反应延迟更长。结论:有晚说话史的学龄儿童在暂停模式上表现出持续的差异,这突出了延长支持的必要性。这些发现为临床实践中考虑会话时机的有针对性干预措施的发展提供了信息。
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Using a scoring template to identify intervention goals for adolescent social communication interventions 使用评分模板确定青少年社会沟通干预的干预目标
IF 1.8 3区 医学 Q2 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-03-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2025.106513
Gerard H. Poll , William J. Boone , Janis Petru

Background

Social communication is a critical skill for adolescents at risk for communication disorders as they transition from compulsory education to adult contexts. Identifying intervention goals that are well tailored to the individual requires information from assessments that 1) describe the examinee's present level of social communication ability and 2) identify skills that are just beyond the examinee's current ability level that may challenge the examinee.

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of a new assessment of social communication for adolescents, and to explore whether a Rasch keyform – a scoring template that links an examinee's overall ability to their scores on individual instrument items–provides an interpretable assessment output for intervention goal selection.

Method

The new Transition Pragmatics Interview (TPI; Poll et al., 2024) was administered to 109 adolescents (14 to 21 years) of varied social communication abilities. Data were analyzed using Rasch analysis to evaluate the psychometrics of the TPI. Keyform displays for employment-related TPI items were generated for three participants at different levels of ability.

Results

Analyses supported the TPI as a unidimensional and reliable scale. Keyform displays facilitated the identification of transition zones for each of the three exemplar respondents. Transition zones are item sets at difficulty levels associated with emerging participant abilities.

Conclusions

TPI keyforms detailed the present level of participant ability and identified items which would be the next most challenging. Data from three exemplar respondents were reviewed in order to show how keyforms could provide information to identify appropriate social communication intervention goals when combined with the examinee's career goals, academic standards, and industry standards for social communication.
随着青少年从义务教育阶段过渡到成人阶段,社交是一项有沟通障碍风险的关键技能。确定适合个人的干预目标需要来自以下评估的信息:1)描述考生当前的社会沟通能力水平;2)识别超出考生当前能力水平的可能对考生构成挑战的技能。目的本研究的目的是评估一种新的青少年社交沟通评估的心理测量特性,并探讨Rasch键表——一种将考生的整体能力与其单项工具项目的得分联系起来的评分模板——是否为干预目标选择提供了可解释的评估输出。方法采用新型过渡语用访谈法(TPI);Poll et al., 2024)对109名具有不同社会沟通能力的青少年(14 - 21岁)进行了研究。数据采用Rasch分析评估TPI的心理测量学。为三个不同能力水平的参与者生成了与就业相关的TPI项目的键盘表格。结果分析支持TPI是一个一维的、可靠的量表。键盘显示有助于识别三个典型受访者的过渡区域。过渡区域是与新出现的参与者能力相关的难度级别的道具集。结论stpi关键表格详细描述了参与者目前的能力水平,并确定了下一个最具挑战性的项目。本文回顾了三个典型受访者的数据,以展示关键表格如何在结合考生的职业目标、学术标准和社会沟通行业标准时提供信息,以确定适当的社会沟通干预目标。
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