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Piloting building early sentences therapy for pre-school children with low language abilities: An examination of efficacy and the role of sign as an active ingredient
CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS: Patterns of findings across outcomes suggest signing of content and morphology may support the development of abstract linguistic representations and accelerate language learning. Given these positive results and the scale of this study, a fully powered randomized controlled trial is warranted.WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS: What is already known on the subject Robust language skills are crucial for positive social, emotional, academic and economic outcomes across the lifespan. There is a paucity of robustly evaluated interventions for preschool children with language difficulties. The development of such...
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - November 17, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Anastasia Trebacz Cristina McKean Helen Stringer Sean Pert Source Type: research

Cognitive decline assessment using semantic linguistic content and transformer deep learning architecture
CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS: This finding has significant implications for the early warning signs of dementia, as it suggests that cosine similarity metrics can effectively capture the semantic relevance of spoken language. The persistent cognitive decline over time acts as one of the indicators for prevalence of dementia. Additionally early dementia could be recognised by analysis on other modalities like speech and brain images.WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS: What is already known on this subject It is already known that speech- and language-based detection methods can be useful for dementia diagnosis, as language difficulties are...
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - November 16, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Rini Pl Gayathri Ks Source Type: research

Language and gesture neural correlates: A meta-analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging studies
CONCLUSIONS: There is a close link at the neural level for the semantic processing of auditory and visual information during communication. These findings encourage the integration of the use of co-speech gestures during aphasia treatment as a strategy to foster the possibility to communicate effectively for people with aphasia.WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS: What is already known on this subject Gestures are an integral part of human communication, and they may have a relationship at neural level with speech processing. What this paper adds to the existing knowledge During processing of bi- and unimodal communication, areas related...
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - November 16, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Luisa Cacciante Giorgia Pregnolato Silvia Salvalaggio Sara Federico Pawel Kiper Nicola Smania Andrea Turolla Source Type: research

Can a writing intervention using mainstream Assistive Technology software compensate for dysgraphia and support reading comprehension for people with aphasia?
CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS: The customisable AT training was acceptable to participants and resulted in significantly improved narrative writing. Compensatory AT interventions are a useful adjunct to remediatory writing interventions and may particularly support functional writing.WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS: What is already known on this subject Writing is rarely spared in aphasia and may present as the most impaired communication modality. Yet, people with aphasia report that writing is seldom included in their rehabilitation. Many communication activities are now conducted digitally through writing, therefore rehabilitation o...
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - November 15, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Becky Moss Jane Marshall Celia Woolf Katerina Hilari Source Type: research

Could you give me a leg up …? Models, frameworks and support structures to help aspiring clinical academic speech and language therapists
CONCLUSION & IMPLICATIONS: The national climate is looking positive for aspiring SLT CAs. The time is now to take the initiative and use the support structures available to show our CA value and develop the necessary skills outlined within these resources to fulfil our ambitions.WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS: What is already known on the subject Interest in CA careers within the SLT profession is increasing. Whilst there are known benefits to embedding research within clinical practice, barriers exist including the strategic and operational steps individuals can take to make the career path a reality. What this study adds This narr...
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - November 15, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Kate Harrall Emma Louise Sinnott Lucy Roebuck Saez Gemma Clunie Source Type: research

Recommendations of good practice to prevent aspiration pneumonia in older adults at risk of oropharyngeal dysphagia living in nursing homes: A modified e-Delphi study protocol
The objective of this paper is to establish the methodology inherent to the Delphi study.METHODS: An online modified Delphi study will be developed in three rounds. Criteria for the Delphi panel participants include holding a master's or doctoral degree in OD or speech and language therapy; or having 10 or more years of experience in OD; or having at least one scientific publication related to OD. A previously described modified Delphi methodology will be used to achieve consensus (75% agreement). An additional round will be performed to collect the experts' perspectives regarding the priority for application of each recom...
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - November 15, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Joana M L G Santos Oscar Ribeiro Luis M T Jesus Pedro Sa-Couto Maria Assun ção C Matos Source Type: research

Using longitudinal qualitative research to explore the experience of receiving and using augmentative and alternative communication
CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS: This qualitative longitudinal research study provides new insights into the journeys of people who experience communication disability, and the shifting nature of their sense of identity as they engage with, and learn from using, AAC. The study is significant as it attends to the dynamic nature of experience and how contextual and experiential factors influence people's hopes and expectations from AAC. The paper presents an original application of longitudinal qualitative research methodology with people who use AAC which can be further applied and tested in the field of communication disability...
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - November 14, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Katherine Broomfield Simon Judge Karen Sage Georgina L Jones Deborah James Source Type: research

Efficacy of reading strategies on text-level reading comprehension in people with post-stroke chronic aphasia: A repeated measures study
CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS: Reading strategies can lead to long-term improvements in text-level reading comprehension and in self-reported reading abilities, feelings about reading and reading activities in aphasia. In regular clinical settings, it seems reasonable to implement both Intervention Micro and Intervention Macro. It remains important to investigate participant characteristics that contribute to treatment success.WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS: What is already known on the subject Systematic reviews and multiple case studies suggest that reading strategies are a promising approach to treat text-level reading comprehension...
Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders - November 14, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Sarah-Maria Thumbeck Philipp Schmid Sophie Chesneau Frank Domahs Source Type: research