Speech Pathology and Audiology

2013-01-24

Carson, Aimee, Massinon, Christine, Courchesne, Adele, Edwards, Lauren

Motivational interviewing is a counseling technique used to support patients as they adopt behaviors consistent with positive health change. There is data to support its effectiveness in a variety of health care settings and with a variety of health challenges. MI involves assisting the client...

2016-03-23

Grant, Lucy, Sadhra, Avneet, Schneider, Phyllis, Skoczyals, Melissa, Currie, Samantha

Language is extensively used within the school environment, sometimes in areas which might not be evident unless working with a child with language impairments. Kristen Hedley (2012) created a tool called the “SLP curriculum” for teachers and speech-language pathologists to use collaboratively,...

2012-08-31

Skoczylas, Melissa, Schneider, Phyllis, Hedley, Kristen

Both academically and socially, the school context is a very language intensive environment. These language demands are amplified for students with language impairments. “Inclusion” is a growing force driving recent educational theory and policy. If students with language deficits are not...

2012-08-31

Schneider, Phyllis, Hedley, Kristen, Skoczylas, Melissa

Both academically and socially, the school context is a very language intensive environment. These language demands are amplified for students with language impairments. “Inclusion” is a growing force driving recent educational theory and policy. If students with language deficits are not...

2016-03-23

Skoczyals, Melissa, Grant, Lucy, Currie, Samantha, Sadhra, Avneet, Schneider, Phyllis

Language is extensively used within the school environment, sometimes in areas which might not be evident unless working with a child with language impairments. Kristen Hedley (2012) created a tool called the “SLP curriculum” for teachers and speech-language pathologists to use collaboratively,...

2013-06-28

Brown, Meara, Massar, Abbey, Filion, Lisa, Keith, Margaux

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of lesion size on performance on various cognitive and linguistic tasks in three individuals with left-hemisphere stroke. Findings from previous research studies have indicated mixed results, with some studies arguing that the location of the...

2017-12-15

Ferguson, Lindsay, Ferguson, Carissa, Rieger, Jana, Constantinescu, Gabi

Six speech-language pathologists specializing in swallowing impairments were recruited to participate in a discussion group using a consensus method called the Nominal Group Technique (NGT). The clinicians were provided with a clickable prototype of the app and were asked to consider the overall...

2011-12-05

Adams, K.D.

This paper describes the process of developing a speech generating device (SGD) interface to control Lego robots which involved the end -users in testing and iterative improvements of the interface. The participants had differing skills and preferences which resulted in individual interfaces...

2016-04-29

Clarke, Jessica, Pollock, Karen, Shurb-Beach, Amber

Children adopted from China (CAC) undergo a unique form of language acquisition, which may put them at risk for later language difficulties. Twenty-nine North American children, adopted from China prior to two years of age, were assessed at three time points in order to identify early predictors...

2011-07-20

Perry, Ashley, Bylsma, Karen, Yam, Casey

The language development of children adopted internationally is a topic of growing interest, however, most studies have investigated children adopted from China or Eastern Europe. This project is a follow-up study that explored the language development of school-age children who were adopted from...