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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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Speech Assessments for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (2017)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Description of Search Methods: This review used a variety of electronic databases to extract appropriate articles for this topic. Articles must have been peer- reviewed between 1990 and 2014, in English, at least one participant with autism, one aspect of speech development assessed, speech output of children with ASD assessed, and had information on what […]
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Vocabulary Intervention for Adolescents (2018)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Description of Search Methods: The authors used a variety of online databases with no date limits with the following criteria: the studies must have been in English, subjects aged 11 years to 16 years, 11 months, intervention effectiveness studies, and had a focus on enhancing oral receptive and/or expressive vocabulary skills. The quality of the […]
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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 […]
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Treatment Intensity in Speech Disorders (2016)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Description of Search Methods: This systematic review aimed to be “transparent and replicable” by using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. Online databases including Web of Science, PsycINFO, PubMed, and Google Scholar were used in the authors’ search. Studies must have been in English, in peer-reviewed journals prior to August 2015, and […]
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