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The article presents the theoretical and methodological aspect of problem preparing students pedagogical college for professional activities with children severe speech disorders. working program academic discipline “Organization content therapy support disorders”, specialty 44.02.01 Preschool education, describes practice-oriented technologies including in

In the work algorithms commonly utilized in continuous speech recognition systems were applied to detection of speech disorders. The used algorithms were briefly described and the final method of speech disorders detection was presented. The article includes the results of the short test performed in order to check the effectiveness and accuracy of the method. The aim of the test was detection ...

In this project, we deal with the development and evaluation of a new tool for conducting speech rhythm exercises. A training methodology is proposed, based on a schedule of exercises, each presenting a sequence of syllables arranged in a specific rhythmic pattern. In order to assist the therapists with conducting speech rhythm exercises with children, we have developed a computer game prototyp...

conclusions prevalence of speech and language delay is high (27%) in children less than three years of age attending the under-five clinic for at-risk children. negative home environment and family history of speech and language disorders are significant risk factors for speech and language delay. the strong association of speech delay with delay in tdsc reemphasizes the need for a complete dev...

or even from specialists in diseases of the nervous system. The author began the study of this subject about thirty years ago with his graduation thesis on The Physiology of the Larynx (included as a part of the Appendix of this book), for which he received a gold medal from the University of Edinburgh in the year 1865. Having been one of the physicians of the Edinburgh Royal Infimary for many ...

Speech-language pathologists serving multicultural populations may encounter unfamiliar beliefs about speech disorders among the members of different cultures. This study used a questionnaire to look at attitudes toward four disorders (cleft palate, dysfluency, hearing impairment, and misarticulations) among 166 university students representing English-speaking North American culture and severa...

This work not only deals with the disorders of speech, but also with the nature and origin of speech itself. It forms a complete study of the faculty of speech, and of its pathological changes. It is original in its conception and in the way in. which this has been carried out, and should place the author amongst the most distinguished of medical writers. Its superlative qualities will, we thin...

Speech movement disorders, as a consequence of nervous system impairment, are relatively common, being associated with numerous nervous system diseases, stroke, brain trauma, and congenital abnormalities. Disorders of speech movements may manifest as the only problem in communication or they may co-occur with impairments in language function. For this reason, and mostly as a matter of scientifi...

OBJECTIVE To assess prevalence of speech disorders in schoolchildren and its associated factors. METHODS Cross-sectional study comprising a random sample of 1,810 schoolchildren attending the first grade in public schools in a city of Southern Brazil, in 2001. Schoolchildren aged between five and 11 years were evaluated using a previously validated speech screening test for phonetic and/or ph...