Background In domains other than language, there is fairly consistent diagnostic
terminology to refer to children's developmental difficulties. For instance, the terms …

Purpose: Background noise and voice problems among teachers can degrade listening
conditions in classrooms. The aim of this literature review is to understand how these …

Prior research with preschool children has established that dialogic or active book reading is
an effective method for expanding young children's vocabulary. In this exploratory study, we …

Viewers' rating of educational online videos provides a clue about content quality and is
frequently used as filter in video search and recommendation systems. However, it is …

(1) Objective: Teaching is a particularly voice-demanding occupation. Voice training
provided during teachers' education is often insufficient and thus teachers are at risk of …

Objectives The objective of this study was to explore the effectiveness of a 3-week training
program with the voice therapy “Lax Vox” for teachers. Methods Four healthy female …

Oral communication is a fundamental part of teaching and learning in classrooms. Correct
reception of the teacher's message is a necessary condition for good communication …

Suboptimal listening conditions interfere with listeners' on-line comprehension. A degraded
source signal, noise that interferes with sound transmission, and/or listeners' cognitive or …

Purpose There is currently minimal information on the impact of dysphonia secondary to
phonotrauma on listeners. Considering the high incidence of voice disorders with …

Objectives Teachers are at risk of developing voice disorders, but longitudinal studies on
voice problems among teachers are lacking. The aim of this randomized trial was to …