Review of methods for conducting speech research with minimally verbal individuals with autism spectrum disorder

KV Chenausky, M Maffei… - Augmentative and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this paper was to review best-practice methods of collecting and analyzing
speech production data from minimally verbal autistic speakers. Data on speech production …

Reliability of scoring telehealth speech sound assessments administered in real-world scenarios

DR Campbell, H Goldstein - American Journal of Speech-Language …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: COVID-19 caused a worldwide conversion from in-person therapy to telehealth;
however, limited evidence to support the efficacy of remotely delivering standardized tests …

Identification of prelinguistic phonological categories

HL Ramsdell, DK Oller, EH Buder, CA Ethington… - 2012 - ASHA
Purpose The prelinguistic infant's babbling repertoire of syllables—the phonological
categories that form the basis for early word learning—is noticed by caregivers who interact …

Word-finding intervention for children with specific language impairment: A multiple single-case study

A Bragard, MA Schelstraete, P Snyers, DGH James - 2012 - ASHA
Purpose This study examined the effectiveness of a combined phonological and semantic
intervention for children with specific language impairment who had word-finding difficulties …

Part of the problem or part of the solution? Communication assessments of Aboriginal children residing in remote communities using videoconferencing

A Eriks‐Brophy, J Quittenbaum… - Clinical Linguistics & …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
The current article describes the results, inter‐scorer reliability, and potential sources of bias
in conducting speech‐language assessments with Aboriginal children in remote Ontario …

Developing a weighted measure of speech sound accuracy

JL Preston, HL Ramsdell, DK Oller, ML Edwards… - 2011 - ASHA
Purpose To develop a system for numerically quantifying a speaker's phonetic accuracy
through transcription-based measures. With a focus on normal and disordered speech in …

An articulatory phonology account of preferred consonant-vowel combinations

S Giulivi, DH Whalen, LM Goldstein… - Language Learning …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Certain consonant/vowel combinations (labial/central, coronal/front, velar/back) are more
frequent in babbling as well as, to a lesser extent, in adult language than chance would …

Test–retest reliability of independent measures of phonology in the assessment of toddlers' speech

SR Morris - 2009 - ASHA
Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess the temporal stability of 5 independent
measures of phonological skill: phonetic inventory (initial, final), word shape, syllable …

Predicting phonetic transcription agreement: Insights from research in infant vocalizations

HL Ramsdell, D Kimbrough Oller… - Clinical linguistics & …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study is to provide new perspectives on correlates of phonetic
transcription agreement. Our research focuses on phonetic transcription and coding of infant …

Assessing phonological knowledge

C Core - Research methods in child language: A practical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter reviews phonology and methods for conducting phonological research in
language development and describes several techniques used to assess phonological …