Speech Pathology and Audiology

2014-04-14

Beckett, Laura, Bruder, Ann, Pranjivan, Trisha, Weran, Pamela, Garrett-Petts, Samantha, Benetti, Sarah

The Edmonton Public Library (EPL) is a community resource that offers a variety of materials, technology and services as well as an extensive on-line database of digital materials for the public to utilize. The purpose of this project was to identify EPL’s existing resources and assistive...

2016-05-30

Dumbrell, Kate, Hornby, Bryn, Stephenson, Kayla, Schneider, Phyllis

Narratives are widely used in language assessment and intervention. They are clinically useful, as they require the skills of combining words and sentences into meaningful stories. Narratives of children with impairments predict later academic achievement, language development, and reading...

2014-01-01

Andrea MacLeod

Le but cet outil d’évaluation sommaire de la phonologie est d’établir si le niveau de développement de la phonologie d’un enfant requiert une évaluation plus approfondie ou s’il se situe à l’intérieur d’une variation normale. Le développement d’un outil clinique comprend plusieurs étapes incluant...

2009

Cook, A.M.

Assistive technologies (AT) can provide significant assistance in accomplishing the tasks of daily living for persons who have disabilities. Five types of ethical principles underlie the distribution and use of AT: beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, autonomy and fidelity. Beneficence, ...

2017-12-15

Fainsinger, Lisa, Jaeb, Leanne, Mahe, Natalie, Urish, Rina

AAC Camp Alberta is a weekend family camp for children who use speech-generating devices. This poster reports the results of pre- and post-camp surveys of students and parents from the 2017 camp. Both students and parents reported increased knowledge and confidence using aided language...

2014-06-30

Freeman, Alicia, Bihis, Shantelle

School-aged children with mild-to-moderate hearing impairments are almost always found in inclusive rather than separate educational settings, yet teachers and school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) may lack a full understanding of the educational and speech/language needs of children...

2011-02-10

Blazina, Kerstin, Friesen, Jamie, Adams, Kim, Cook, Al, Slauenwhite, Kristen

The purpose of this study, which is part of a larger interface design study, is to expand on evidence suggesting that the use of robotic play with disabled children who have a decreased ability to play, may promote the development of their motor, cognitive and linguistic skills.

2013-06-27

Coutts, Brittany, Cartmell, Melissa, Mitchell, Megan

Traditionally, research on reading comprehension has relied on offline measures such as answering questions after reading a passage. However, for individuals with aphasia (an acquired neurological language impairment), working memory impairments may confound such measures. In contrast,...

2018-11-16

George, Sneha, Komarnicki, Lauren, Weishaupt, Annie, Ruelling, Andrea, Werther, Karin, Kim, Esther

The Alberta Aphasia Camp (ABAC) is a weekend retreat, providing recreational and therapeutic activities for people with aphasia and their caregivers. The camp was staffed by an interprofessional team and provided an opportunity for students to collaborate and apply classroom knowledge in a...

2019-11-08

Anderson, Brett, Burry, J. Claire, Rude, Brittney, Kim, Esther, Burrows, Michael

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of medical cannabis use on speech and language abilities in an individual with aphasia and apraxia of speech.