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Improving Intelligibility in Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (2015)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Description of Search Methods:An online search was conducted on a variety of electronic databases to find scholarly articles best fit for this systematic review. The studies must have had subjects under nine years of age with a diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech (and no other developmental speech disorders), had results on intelligibility and motor […]
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Identifying Children with Needs Using a Brief, Whole Classroom Screen (2019)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Description of Search Methods:The authors used both a classroom screening and individual assessment to conduct this research study. Screens were completed in elementary schools in South Carolina (subjects: 690 first- and second-grade students). Items from the Test for Reception of Grammar-2 were chosen for the screen to evaluate childrens’ comprehension of English grammar structures. A […]
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Atypical Swallowing, a Review (2014)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
An online search was conducted on Pubmed Medline electronic database, resulting in 82 articles total. The authors encountered issues during their search, as “atypical swallowing” appeared to be too broad of a term; they decided it would have been more helpful to use the term “tongue thrust.” The goal of the review is to see […]
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Speech Sound Disorder and Visual Biofeedback Intervention (2019)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Description of Search Methods:Articles were retrieved using an online search strategy from a variety of electronic databases. The papers had to have been peer-reviewed between January 1980 and July 2018, in English, provided outcomes on articulation/phonology, and used visual biofeedback. A total of 29 articles (a total of 138 participants; 3 different types of biofeedback) […]
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A Systematic Review of Narrative-Based Language Intervention (2010)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Description of Search Methods:The author conducted a thorough search using a variety of electronic databases. The articles had to have used a narrative-based intervention, specifically using oral narratives where the clinician was the model while the child listened and practiced. Ages of participants ranged from 3-21 and had a diagnosis of language or learning disability. […]
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Impact of Ontogeny, Genetics, and Early Experiences (2016)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Throughout the article, the authors share and discuss several facts about taste development during childhood, and how taste preferences ultimately determine food preferences. Salt and sweet tastes are the most desired during childhood, with bitter taste having the most variance among individuals and usually rejected by infants and children. The authors give the example of […]
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Velopharyngeal Dysfunction: A Systematic Review (2013)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Description of Search Methods:An online search was conducted using a variety of databases, and the authors set the date range from 1990 to 2012, as videonasoendoscopy began being studied more thoroughly in 1990. After extensive review and elimination of retrieved articles, the authors included a final number of 3 studies in this systematic review. In […]
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Evidence-Based Speech and Language Intervention for Birth to 3 (2011)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Description of Search Methods:This study was conducted with an online search in a variety of electronic databases. The articles must have included experimental or quasi-experimental designs, an intervention for speech/language delays, and subjects 1) who were 3 or younger, 2) with scores at least 1 standard deviation below the mean on a standardized assessment, 3) […]
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Patient or Proxy-Reported Validated Instruments for Assessing Pediatric Dysphagia (2016)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Description of Search Methods:This systematic review was initiated through extensive online searches using a variety of electronic databases. The articles were required to have studied assessments of dysphagia symptoms, subjects under 18, been written in English, and have at least 2 or more subjects. After rigorous review of online search results, the authors chose 5 […]
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Psychometric Characteristics of Non-Instrumental Swallowing and Feeding Assessments in Pediatrics (2017)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Description of Search Methods:An online search was conducted on Medline and Embase to retrieve articles discussing the psychometric characteristics of the 22 specific assessments reviewed by Heckathorn. The articles must have had to analyze one or more of the characteristics. Inclusion criteria were assessments had to have 50% or more items about swallowing/feeding, ages assessed […]
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