Background Functional dysphonias are commonly associated with reduced treatment
attendance leading to variable treatment outcomes. Preliminary research has proposed that …

Background Several studies have suggested that practitioners hold speech and language
therapy (SLT) practice as tacit and consequently it is difficult for the therapist to describe. The …

Background: Children with specific speech and language difficulties (SSLD) pose a
challenge to the education system, and to speech and language therapists who support …

Background: Along with the severity of the disorder, the motivation of the children and their
parents is an important element in explaining the extensive variance in therapeutic success …

Services for children with speech and language needs in England and Wales are in a period
of change. The context is subject to major systemic pressures deriving from government …

Purpose There are a number of evidence-based treatments for preschool children with
phonological disorders (Baker & McLeod, 2011). However, a recent survey by Brumbaugh …

Purpose The aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of computer-assisted input-based
intervention for children with speech sound disorders (SSD). Method The Sound Start Study …

The management of speech impairment of unknown origin in children requires speech-
language pathologists (SLPs) to make a number of important clinical decisions. These …

One challenging area of speech-language pathology is evaluating treatment change in
children with speech sound disorder (SSD) with a motor basis. A clinician's knowledge and …

Purpose Language intervention for children with language disorder may be effective;
however, lack of detailed and consistent terminology for describing language interventions …