{"title":"Using Dependency Phonology in the Analysis of Disordered Speech","authors":"M. Ball","doi":"10.3109/ASL2.1994.22.ISSUE-2.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/ASL2.1994.22.ISSUE-2.03","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper I examine the purpose of phonological analysis of disordered speech, and what types of analysis are best suited to different degrees of disruption to the target forms. I argue that in many cases a model using dependency relations is well motivated. A brief outline of Dependency Phonology (DP) is given, followed by some examples of disordered phonology where DP provides more insightful analyses than other, more traditionally used, approaches.","PeriodicalId":426731,"journal":{"name":"Australian journal of human communication disorders","volume":"202 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116174989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Formal Communication Systems Use by Students with a Moderate or Severe Intellectual Disability: A New South Wales Perspective","authors":"Nancy Butterfield, Michael Arthur","doi":"10.3109/ASL2.1994.22.ISSUE-2.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/ASL2.1994.22.ISSUE-2.05","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes teacher reports about the formal systems of communication used by students with moderate or severe intellectual disability in New South Wales, Australia, and considers variations in terms of student classification, educational setting, and perceived school preferences for the adoption of augmentative and/or alternative communication systems.The data reported in this paper were gathered as part of a larger study which examined student skills and teacher needs in the area of communication intervention. A questionnaire was distributed to all teachers working with students with moderate or severe intellectual disability in public schools in New South Wales.Analysis of the reports made about formal system use suggests that for students with moderate disability, speech is a primary communication form, whilst students with severe disability appear to use a range of other systems, such as manual signs and pictorial representations. The use of particular forms appears to be significantly influ...","PeriodicalId":426731,"journal":{"name":"Australian journal of human communication disorders","volume":"152 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121496938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Alternative Service Delivery Options: The Effectiveness of Intensive Group Treatment with Pre-school Children","authors":"Fiona Page, Joy Pertile, Kym Torresi, C. Hudson","doi":"10.3109/ASL2.1994.22.ISSUE-2.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/ASL2.1994.22.ISSUE-2.06","url":null,"abstract":"This paper compares the effects of intensive group treatment (three times a week) and traditional weekly treatment for the remediation of phonological processes. Whilst anecdotal evidence has suggested that treatment provided on an intensive basis is more efficient and effective than weekly sessions, few studies have objectively evaluated the merits of intensive treatment with the phonologically delayed, preschool population. Groups focussing on one selected phonological process (final consonant deletion, velar fronting, cluster reduction) were conducted either on a once weekly (over six weeks) or thrice weekly (over two weeks) basis. Pre-, post- and six-week follow-up probes were administered to measure the degree of generalisation and maintenance of the skills targetted. Results indicated that all subjects made comparable gains in their targetted phonological process regardless of the intensity of the intervention, and that these gains were sustained over a six-week follow-up period. Intensive group tre...","PeriodicalId":426731,"journal":{"name":"Australian journal of human communication disorders","volume":"96 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128328457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Efficacy of a Language Screening Battery for Australian Five-Year-Old Children","authors":"D. James","doi":"10.3109/ASL2.1994.22.ISSUE-2.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/ASL2.1994.22.ISSUE-2.04","url":null,"abstract":"A group of 282 Australian five-year-old children were screened for language impairment with a battery of tests that included a sentence repetition test and appraisal of receptive and expressive language, in single sentences and discourse, in monologue and dialogue. The failure rates for each test, or test components, varied from 12.2% to 51.6%. The failure rates were recalculated using the norms from the sample data and all approximated 13%. The validity of using some of the tests on an Australian population was questioned.","PeriodicalId":426731,"journal":{"name":"Australian journal of human communication disorders","volume":"2011 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121622831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Naming Abilities of Children Treated for Acute Lymphocytic Leukaemia","authors":"D. Boon, B. Murdoch","doi":"10.3109/ASL2.1994.22.ISSUE-2.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/ASL2.1994.22.ISSUE-2.02","url":null,"abstract":"The naming abilities of a group of 23 children who had completed central nervous system (CNS) prophylaxis for acute lymphocytic leukaemia (ALL) were assessed using the Boston Naming Test. Scores obtained by the children treated for ALL were compared with those of a non-neurologically impaired control group matched for age and sex.The scores of the 16 youngest subjects were compared with the normative data published by Kirk (1992). In addition, an analysis of the types of naming errors demonstrated was performed. Test scores of the ALL group were found to be significantly lower than those obtained by the control group. The distribution of error types occurring in the ALL group, however, was identical with that of the control group.","PeriodicalId":426731,"journal":{"name":"Australian journal of human communication disorders","volume":"152 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124235858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Australian Items and Normative Data for Australian Children on the Boston Naming Test","authors":"Rebecca A. Cormack, L. Worrall","doi":"10.3109/ASL2.1994.22.ISSUE-1.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/ASL2.1994.22.ISSUE-1.05","url":null,"abstract":"The Boston Naming Test has several items which reflect the American origins of the test (e.g. “beaver”, “pretzel”). The purpose of this study was to establish normative data and provide lexical error analysis data for the use of the Boston Naming Test with the Australian paediatric population. A further aim was to develop alternative items for those items which have a higher frequency in the American culture. Three hundred and fifty primary school students (5;5 years–13;1 years) participated in the study. Means, standard deviations and ranges were established for both the original version and an Australian version of the Boston Naming Test. The lexical error analysis revealed that older children in grades 6 and 7 made more circumlocutions and empty syntax errors than younger children in grades 1 and 2. In contrast, younger children made more “don't know ”, perceptual and semantic similarity errors. Comparison of the Australian and American normative data suggested that the performance of Australian childr...","PeriodicalId":426731,"journal":{"name":"Australian journal of human communication disorders","volume":"111 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116680701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Zilber, A. Shaddock, L. Dowse, M. Rawlings, S. Guggenheimer, Frances Browne
{"title":"Communication Patterns in Services for People with Severe Intellectual Disabilities: Function, Form and Responsiveness","authors":"D. Zilber, A. Shaddock, L. Dowse, M. Rawlings, S. Guggenheimer, Frances Browne","doi":"10.3109/ASL2.1994.22.ISSUE-1.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/ASL2.1994.22.ISSUE-1.06","url":null,"abstract":"This paper explores the form and function of communication by people with severe intellectual disabilities in their work and day program settings. Comparisons are made between how and what the consumers communicate and the responses they receive from staff in the different settings. Findings suggest that although there is a substantial amount of communication, it is of low quality. Implications for practice are discussed.","PeriodicalId":426731,"journal":{"name":"Australian journal of human communication disorders","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123253279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Prevalence of Speech and Language Impairment in Two Sydney Metropolitan Schools","authors":"J. Harasty, V. Reed","doi":"10.3109/ASL2.1994.22.ISSUE-1.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/ASL2.1994.22.ISSUE-1.01","url":null,"abstract":"Children from kindergarten through grade 6 in two mainstream Sydney metropolitan schools were assessed for speech and/or language impairment. The two schools were selected to represent children from a range of socio-economic status groups and to include children from disadvantaged and non-English speaking backgrounds. Of the 437 children assessed, 145 were estimated to be speech and/or language impaired. The proportion of children with a communication impairment was estimated to be from 28.8% to 37.6% (95% confidence interval). Estimated prevalence results for impairments of voice, articulation/phonology, language and stuttering are presented, as well as results for pupils of non-English speaking backgrounds.","PeriodicalId":426731,"journal":{"name":"Australian journal of human communication disorders","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123673495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sources of Anxiety Related to Clinical Education in Undergraduate Speech-Language Pathology Students","authors":"J. Chan, S. Carter, L. McAllister","doi":"10.3109/ASL2.1994.22.ISSUE-1.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/ASL2.1994.22.ISSUE-1.04","url":null,"abstract":"One hundred and twenty seven speech-language pathology students participated in a questionnaire survey which examined factors that may be associated with anxiety in clinical education. The students were in their second, third and fourth years of a university degree program. The study identified a number of factors which contributed to anxiety levels in each year of the program. Significant contributors to anxiety common to all years were perceived ability to apply theory to practice, students' high expectations of themselves, the amount of preparation required for clinic, amount of prior relevant clinical experience, and ability to fulfil university and clinical demands simultaneously. Students beginning clinical practice, in second year, reported significantly higher levels of anxiety, closely followed by students in the fourth and final year, with students in third year reporting the least anxiety. Implications of these results for students, clinical supervisors and program administrators are discussed.","PeriodicalId":426731,"journal":{"name":"Australian journal of human communication disorders","volume":"119 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121453102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Consumer View of Computer Generated versus Traditional Assessment Reports","authors":"Mark Flynn, C. Parsons","doi":"10.3109/ASL2.1994.22.ISSUE-1.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/ASL2.1994.22.ISSUE-1.02","url":null,"abstract":"This study compared reports written following a traditional format with those generated by a computerised report writer (COMA). A traditional report and a COMA report were written for three children; a child with Down Syndrome, a child with autism and a child with speech and/or language impairment. In total there were six reports. A questionnaire was used to determine the subjects' ratings of the individualisation and the clarity for both report types. The Total Design Method (Dillman, 1983) was followed for questionnaire design and to ensure a high response rate. Completed questionnaires were received from 51.7% of parents (n = 31), 66.7% (n = 40) of special education teachers and 66.7% (n = 40) of speech-language pathologists. The COMA reports were found to be significantly “clearer” (p<.0001) and significantly more “individualised” (p<.0001) than matched traditional reports. COMA reports were preferred to traditional reports by 80.6% of parents, 92.5% of special education teachers and 77.5% of speech-l...","PeriodicalId":426731,"journal":{"name":"Australian journal of human communication disorders","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131149905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}