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Vos, Sandra H.; Kessels, Roy P. C.; Vinke, R. Saman; Esselink, Rianne A. J.; Piaia, Vitória – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: This systematic review focuses on the effect of bilateral deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) on language function in Parkinson's disease (PD). It fills an important gap in recent reviews by considering other language tasks in addition to verbal fluency. Method: We critically and systematically reviewed the…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Neurological Impairments, Language Skills, Intervention
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Avagyan, Armenuhi V. – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2019
Alternative methods of communication skill development, such as Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), are often used in speech therapy. PECS has been widely used for communication development in children with autism and has proven its efficacy in a large number of studies. PECS is used with people displaying a variety of communication…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Immigrants, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities, 2011
There are many kinds of speech and language disorders that can affect children. This fact sheet will present four major areas in which these impairments occur. These are the areas of: (1) Articulation; (2) Fluency; (3) Voice; and (4) Language. Following a brief narrative on a day in the life of a Speech Language Pathologist, this fact sheet…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Language Impairments, Articulation (Speech), Language Fluency
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Barrido, Evelyn L.; Romero, Loreto M. – Journal of Educational Technology, 2005
This study is guided by the following objectives: (1) Assess entering freshmen's pragmatic oral skills in English second semester SY 2004 2005; (2) Describe the learner language respondents in terms of variability of the inter language; (3) Determine the relationship of their language performance "vis-à-vis" high school grade, high…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Oral Language, Language Skills, English (Second Language)