Browsing Communication Sciences and Disorders by Author "Communication Sciences and Disorders"
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The role of lexical and semantic access efficiency in predicting reading fluency in second and third grade children.
Gee, Brittney (East Carolina University, 2011)The present study investigated the role of lexical and semantic access efficiency in predicting reading fluency levels in 32 second and third grade students (16 second grade/16 third grade). In a series of lexical and ... -
Schedule Distribution and Motor Learning Guided Treatment with Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Webb, Caitlin L. (East Carolina University, 2011)The purpose of this study was to examine the use of motor learning guided (MLG) treatment with different treatment schedules in the treatment of participants with a diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Five ... -
Social communication between intellectually disabled, severe middle school students who use augmentative and alternative communication and their typically developing peers
Frueh, Sarah (East Carolina University, 2013)Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices are often used as a mode of communication for people who cannot use spoken language to meet all of their communication needs. Current research is limited regarding ... -
Speech in noise ability, outer hair cell function, and working memory for trained flute players.
Caldwell, Kelly A. (East Carolina University, 2015)The process of auditory speech recognition requires verbal ability, working memory, recall, and adequate auditory abilities to recognize speech. There is a well-known positive effect of musical training and experience on ... -
Speech Production Analyses: Characterizing Typical Development versus Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Lemkes, Jennifer Margarethe. (East Carolina University, 2010)Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a controversial diagnosis that is frequently based on clinical perceptions, with treatment success based on the same perceptual measures. Because additional, less abstract diagnostic ... -
Stability of conversational language samples from children in kindergarten: the effects of time, sample length, and topic
DeBrock, Lindsay (East Carolina University, 2010)The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability of measures from conversational language samples in the school-aged population. Two 10-minute conversational language samples were collected from 20 at-risk kindergarten ... -
Structural aging of the utricular macula in mice
Pierce, Jessica (East Carolina University, 2012)CBA/CaJ is a mouse strain that has no known genetic mutations affecting the inner ear, thereby serving as a control model for auditory and vestibular aging. C57BL/6J and CE/J mouse strains carry the genetic mutation ... -
Subjective and objective screening measures for dysphonia pre-thyroidectomy
Sanders, Ashley (East Carolina University, 2013)There has been a link established between post-surgical dysphonia and thyroidectomy procedures and various studies identify that a large percentage of these patients have dysphonia after surgery. Most of these incidences ... -
Teacher Implemented Pivotal Response Training To Improve Communication In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Gouvousis, Aphroditi (East Carolina University, 2011)The primary purpose of this current investigation was to determine if a variation of Pivotal Response Training (PRT) can be effectively implemented by a preschool autism teacher in a classroom setting. The secondary purpose ... -
The Effect Of Fine Arts on Language and Literacy Skills in Children
Culver, Lauren (East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)Abstract Current techniques of teaching literacy to elementary school students are commonly limited to the use of standard reading programs such as Macmillan, McGraw Hill and Houghton (LaJevic, 2013). Although systematic, ... -
The Effect of Noise Exposure on Auditory Threshold, Otoacoustic Emissions, and Electrocochleography
Lake, Alyson Butler (East Carolina University, 2016-07-25)Noise exposure is the second leading cause of acquired sensorineural hearing loss and is one of the most common occupational and environmental hazards. Examining changes in behavioral thresholds has long been the standard ... -
The Effects of Gravity and Scar Contracture on Post-Surgical Tissue Changes and Speech Outcomes Following Pharyngoplasties
Mason, Kazlin N. (East Carolina University, 2017-12-07)Following cleft palate repair, approximately 20% of patients continue to display velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD) and require secondary surgery. Those with VPD are more likely to develop aberrant speech errors, affecting ... -
The Influence of Language Phenotype on Predictors of Emergent Literacy in Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
Boorom, Olivia (East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)The development of emergent literacy skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is a growing subject of inquiry in the field of communication sciences and disorders; however, few studies have investigated the ... -
Treating problem solving deficits in traumatic brain injury
Kelkar, Amit S. (East Carolina University, 2014)Cognitive deficits following TBI are multidimensional. Current treatment programs approach problem solving training in a top-down approach with problem solving skill perceived independent of attentional control and working ... -
Use of Oral Language General Outcome Measures to Describe Children According to Language Status
Strein, Alicia (East Carolina University, 2011)The purpose of the study was to determine if short language samples can effectively distinguish children with language impairments from those who are typically developing. Four elicitation methods (individual picture ... -
Variations in Craniofacial and Velopharyngeal Structures Among Individuals with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
Kollara Sunil, Lakshmi (East Carolina University, 2016-07-25)22q11.2 deletion syndrome is the most common genetic cause of velopharyngeal dysfunction. Studies examining 22q11.2 deletion syndrome have thus far primarily focused on variations in the bony framework. Limited information ... -
Variations in velopharyngeal structure and function in adults with normal and cleft anatomy.
Nyswonger, Jillian C. (East Carolina University, 2015)Examination of velopharyngeal (VP) muscle differences among adults with cleft palate is limited. Dynamic assessment of the VP muscles have predominantly been during rest or sustained phonation. The purpose of this study ... -
Velopharyngeal Muscle Morphology in Children with Congenital Palatal Microforms
Schenck, Graham C (East Carolina University, 2016-12-15)Children born with palatal microforms are often clinically mismanaged due to difficulties in diagnosis and treatment. These difficulties are exacerbated by anatomical and physiological differences in clinical presentation. ... -
Vestibular function following blast injury
Mills, Kristal N. (East Carolina University, 2011)To date, the war on terror has produced over 30,000 wounded military personnel with a large proportions of injuries attributed to blasts. Dizziness and imbalance are common complaints among the blast-injured population. ...