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Auditory Lexical Decisions in Developmental Language Disorder: A Meta-Analysis of Behavioral Studies
Conclusion Results broadly support the hypothesis that children with DLD have difficulty in forming detailed lexical representations relative to age- though not language-matched peers. However, further work is required to determine the performance profiles of potential subgroups and the impact of manipulating different lexical characteristics, such as the position and degree of nonword error, phonotactic probability, and semantic network size. (Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research)
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - July 13, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Effects of Interventions That Include Aided Augmentative and Alternative Communication Input on the Communication of Individuals With Complex Communication Needs: A Meta-Analysis
Conclusion Aided AAC input may reduce input –output asymmetry and enhance expression and comprehension for individuals who use AAC; the evidence suggests that partners should utilize this strategy. Future research is needed to investigate the effects of AAC input (aided and unaided) on long-term language development for individuals who requ ire AAC.Supplemental Materialhttps://doi.org/10.23641/asha.6394364 (Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research)
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - July 13, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Receptive Language Skills in Slovak-Speaking Children With Intellectual Disability: Understanding Words, Sentences, and Stories
Conclusion The findings appear to support the view that receptive language skills follow the same developmental route in children with ID as seen in younger TD children, suggesting that language development is a robust process and does not seem to be differentially affected by ID even when delayed. (Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research)
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - July 13, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Immature Auditory Evoked Potentials in Children With Moderate –Severe Developmental Language Disorder
Conclusion Maturation in auditory neural responses is a significant predictor of language ability, particularly in children with moderate –severe DLD. (Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research)
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - July 13, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

The Roles of Retrieval Practice Versus Errorless Learning in Strengthening Lexical Access in Aphasia
Conclusions The findings suggest that the advantage of retrieval practice for naming impairment in aphasia largely results from greater strengthening of practiced semantic –lexical connections compared with errorless learning, which prioritizes repetition and, therefore, mainly confers strengthening of practiced lexical–phonological connections. Understanding how specific training conditions improve naming can help predict the relative efficacy of each method for individuals with aphasia. (Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research)
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - July 13, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Evaluation of Linguistic Markers of Word-Finding Difficulty and Cognition in Parkinson's Disease
Conclusions Linguistic markers including pauses within utterances distinguish patients with PD with mild cognitive symptoms from elderly controls. These markers are associated with global cognitive function before the onset of dementia. Pauses before verbs and grammatical markers may index early cognitive symptoms such as WFD that may interfere with functional communication.Supplemental Materialhttps://doi.org/10.23641/asha.6615401 (Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research)
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - July 13, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Treatment Response to a Double Administration of Constraint-Induced Language Therapy in Chronic Aphasia
Conclusions Data support the utility of a 2nd treatment period. Results are relevant to rehabilitation in chronic aphasia, confirming that significant language gains continue well past the point of spontaneous recovery and can occur in a relatively short time period. Importantly, changes are not confined to a single treatment period, suggesting that people with aphasia may benefit from multiple doses of high-intensity treatment. (Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research)
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - July 13, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Stuttering and Labor Market Outcomes in the United States
Conclusions Stuttering was associated with reduced earnings and other gender-specific disadvantages in the labor market. Preliminary evidence indicates that discrimination may have contributed to the earnings gap associated with stuttering, particularly for females. (Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research)
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - July 13, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Short-Term Memory, Inhibition, and Attention in Developmental Stuttering: A Meta-Analysis
Conclusion The present findings were taken to suggest that cognitive processes are important variables associated with developmental stuttering. (Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research)
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - July 13, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Transfer of Learning: What Does It Tell Us About Speech Production Units?
Conclusions Our study suggests that words, syllables, and phonemes may all contribute to the definition of speech motor commands. In addition, the observation of a serial order effect raises new questions related to the connection between psycholinguistic models and speech motor control approaches. (Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research)
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - July 13, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

The Swallowing Profile of Healthy Aging Adults: Comparing Noninvasive Swallow Tests to Videofluoroscopic Measures of Safety and Efficiency
Conclusion Our findings support the notion that larger pharyngeal volumes (measured using acoustic pharyngometry) are associated with worse swallowing efficiency, a finding we attribute to atrophy of the pharyngeal musculature in healthy aging. (Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research)
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - July 13, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Duration and Voice Quality of Early Infant Vocalizations
Conclusions Based on the current results, the inconsistent pattern of vocal duration development found previously can be reconciled when voice quality properties of vocalizations are taken into account. A nonlinear curve is evident when a broad corpus of infant vocalizations is used, whereas a narrow corpus containing predominantly modal vocalizations displays a linear trend. The results demonstrate the necessity of including nonmodal voice qualities in infant duration experiments so as to not overstate the linear nature of duration increases. (Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research)
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - July 13, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

The Role of Cognition on Navigational Skills of Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Conclusion The importance of cognition in the navigational process of an SGD with dynamic paging in children and adolescents with ASD has been highlighted by the results of this study. (Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research)
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - July 13, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

“Do I Sound Straight?”: Acoustic Correlates of Actual and Perceived Sexual Orientation and Masculinity/Femininity in Men's Speech
Conclusion Implicit and explicit speech stereotypes about gay and straight men do not contain a kernel of truth, and differences within groups are more important than differences between them.Supplemental Materialhttps://doi.org/10.23641/asha.6484001 (Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research)
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - July 13, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Swallowing Kinematic Differences Across Frozen, Mixed, and Ultrathin Liquid Boluses in Healthy Adults: Age, Sex, and Normal Variability
Conclusion This study provides important contributions to the literature by clarifying normal variability within a wide range of swallowing behaviors and by providing normative data from which to compare disordered populations. (Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research)
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - July 13, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research