Conceptual scoring is a useful approach to #bilingual vocabulary tests that can identify language delays or impairments by considering bilingual children's lexical–semantic knowledge in both languages. @SIGPerspectives.

Thirty-five years ago, the Lidcombe Program was introduced as a new evidence-based treatment for early stuttering. This milestone presents an opportunity to examine the Lidcombe Program and its relevance today. @SIGPerspectives.

RT @ASHAWeb: #ResearchTuesday! Student clinicians may require additional training in order to effectively serve clients from culturally and….

New #AJA study examines the effect of age & methodological alterations such as position (parent lap vs. car seat), calibration strategy (standard vs. default), & illuminance on sinusoidal harmonic acceleration outcomes in children aged 6 months to 5 years.

Survey results reveal the continued need to support pre-service and practicing speech-language therapists to enhance their competence and confidence when assessing and treating bilingual children. @meaghanamckenna @SIGPerspectives.

Development of Verb and Noun Word Patterns in #Arabic: A Comparison Between Typically Developing Children and Those With Reading Difficulties @SIGPerspectives @CSDisseminate #SLPeeps.

Parents of children w/#DLD have unique needs. But support groups have not been adapted for use with this population. #LSHSS study explored the needs of these parents & got their perspectives on participating in such a support group. . @SIGPerspectives.

Study explored the integrated digit-in-noise test (iDIN) as a tool to assess speech recognition in noise in older hearing aid users, incl. those who can't be tested using conventional tests. The #iDIN was found to be simple, quick, & reliable! #AUDPeeps.

#AJA study aimed to explore the informed consent practices used by audiologists in South African newborn hearing screening programs & to gather perspectives from professionals involved in these programs both locally & internationally. @SIGPerspectives.

Check out this paper that explores the relationship btwn language and reading in bilinguals, some w/ DLD. We also compare performance of bilinguals w/ DLD in English-only and dual language education! @ashleysanabria @SIGPerspectives @CSDisseminate #SLPeeps.

The Stuttering Severity Instrument–Fourth Edition is currently unavailable in the #Arabic language. Researchers translated it into Arabic and, in this article, discuss its validity as well as its intrajudge & interjudge reliability. @SIGPerspectives.

This descriptive study in #AJSLP is the 1st empirical research to describe & quantify the use of #meta-therapy in comparison to other treatment modalities during conversation training therapy! Explore what these researchers discovered: @SIGPerspectives.

In this Clinical Focus article, the authors present steps for implementing a grammatical language intervention for bilingual children that integrates explicit connections between a child's languages. They also examine evidence of a treatment effect.

There is a growing body of research on developmental language disorder (#DLD), but very few studies have focused on the role of cognitive abilities in adulthood. @ashleyrblake @SIGPerspectives #DevLangDis.

It's #ResearchTuesday! Check out this week's featured article.

This study examined the effect of age on cepstral peak prominence in nondysphonic children between 3;0 and 17;11 (years;months) for two computer programs: Analysis of Dysphonia in Speech and Voice (ADSV) and Praat. @SIGPerspectives.

This study investigates the effects of a morphological & phonological awareness intervention on word recognition, spelling, & reading comprehension skills in university students with specific reading learning disorder & specific spelling learning disorder.

Early evidence from a pilot study suggests that this SLP-administered intervention is feasible & acceptable to people w/#aphasia but that a higher dose may be warranted to ensure durability. . @SIGPerspectives @CSDisseminate #SLPeeps #slp2b @MedUnivSC.

This 16-year longitudinal cohort study aimed to explore the association between sick leave due to diagnosed functional voice disorders and work ability. @SIGPerspectives.

Newly published in #JSLHR: Is Pitch Height or Pitch Contour a Challenge? Production of Mandarin Tones in Hani–Mandarin Bilingual Children. @SIGPerspectives.