Evidence-based Practice Briefs
Since its beginning in 2006, EBP Briefs seeks to answer some of the biggest questions of your daily activities, supported with evidence and written practically and efficiently for you by leaders in speech-language pathology and related disciplines. One of the goals of EBP Briefs is to allow you to read and implement easily.
In addition, for those who want a deeper, conversational look at the subject matter of an article, some articles have an informal "Author Chat" between the editor and author. The Author Chat is a brief, 10-15 minute interview with the author to ask follow-up and extension questions about the clinical area.
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Volume 13
Volume 13
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Issue 2, July 2018: The Effects of Multimedia E-Book Use on Vocabulary Acquisition for Children with Language Impairments
by Willow Sauermilch, MA, CCC-SLP, Texas Tech University
Do kindergarteners with language impairments who use e-books containing interactive features, compared to e-books with static illustrations, exhibit greater vocabulary gains?
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Issue 1, July 2018: Interprofessional Education for Preprofessional Speech-Language Pathologists and General-Education Teachers
by Danika L. Pfeiffer, MS, CF-SLP, Stacey L. Pavelko, PhD, CCC-SLP, Susan B. Ingram, PhD, CCC-SLP, James Madison University
Do preprofessional speech-language pathology (SLP) and general education students (P) who have interprofessional opportunities when providing language interventions to children with language impairments (I) compared to not having interprofessional opportunities (C) show improvement in their interprofessional Education Collaborative core competencies (IPEC) (O)?
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Volume 12
- 2017-2018: Editorial Overview
- Issue 6, March 2018: Bilingual Vocabulary Support for Dual Language Learners: A Systematic Review
- Issue 5, March 2018: Using Thickened Liquids to Improve Swallowing Physiology in Infants with Dysphagia: A Review of External Evidence
- Issue 4, August 2017: Effects of Self-Regulated Strategy Development on the Writing Skills of School-Age Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Issue 3, July 2017: Memory Restoration Using Computerized Cognitive Training after Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review of the Evidence
- Issue 2, June 2017: The Effectiveness of Spaced Retrieval on Improving Self-Feeding and Use of Compensatory Swallowing Strategies in Individuals with Dementia Residing in a Long-Term Care Facility
- Issue 1, May 2017: Altering the Prosodic Features of Motherese to Promote Joint Attention in Language-Delayed Children
Volume 12
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2017-2018: Editorial Overview
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Issue 6, March 2018: Bilingual Vocabulary Support for Dual Language Learners: A Systematic Review
by Ulla Licandro, PhD
Would a dual language learning (DLL) child age 2+ years with delayed or impaired vocabulary development (P) show gains in both languages when supplementing intervention in his or her second language (L2) with an indirect speech language pathologist-supervised or prompted first language (L1) intervention (I) in comparison to no supplemental intervention in the child’s home language or no intervention (C) as shown by L1 or L2 vocabulary growth (O)?
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Issue 5, March 2018: Using Thickened Liquids to Improve Swallowing Physiology in Infants with Dysphagia: A Review of External Evidence
by Caitlin A. Cummings, MA, CCC-SLP, Melanie Stevens, MS, CCC-SLP, Nancy Batterson, OT/L, SCFES, Kathleen Cianca, MHS, OTR/L Nationwide Children’s Hospital
For infants with oropharyngeal dysphagia, does thickening liquids decrease laryngeal penetration and/or aspiration when compared to not thickening liquids and continuing with thin liquids alone?
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Issue 4, August 2017: Effects of Self-Regulated Strategy Development on the Writing Skills of School-Age Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
by Jane Roitsch, MA, CCC-SLP, MBA, Kimberly A. Murphy, PhD, CCC-SLP, Anne M. P. Michalek, PhD, CCC-SLP
Does the self-regulated strategy development (SRSD) intervention model improve the writing skills of school-age children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?
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Issue 3, July 2017: Memory Restoration Using Computerized Cognitive Training after Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review of the Evidence
by Jennifer P. Lundine, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS
For children and adolescents with memory impairments after traumatic brain injury (TBI), do computerized cognitive training (CCT) programs used in conjunction with traditional therapy vs. traditional therapy alone lead to memory gains in daily activities?
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Issue 2, June 2017: The Effectiveness of Spaced Retrieval on Improving Self-Feeding and Use of Compensatory Swallowing Strategies in Individuals with Dementia Residing in a Long-Term Care Facility
by Ryan S. Huzak, MS, CCC-SLP and Christen G. Page, PhD, CCC-SLP
Do adults with dementia living in a long-term care facility who receive spaced retrieval training show improvement in self-feeding and/or use of swallowing compensations compared to those who do not receive spaced retrieval training?
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Issue 1, May 2017: Altering the Prosodic Features of Motherese to Promote Joint Attention in Language-Delayed Children
by Tracy Fredman, MS, CCC-SLP
For children ages birth to 3 years diagnosed with a language delay or disorder, to what extent does the prosodic component of motherese aid in establishing joint attention (JA)?
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Volume 11
- 2016-2017: Editorial Overview
- Issue 6, January 2017: Auditory-Verbal Therapy as an Intervention Approach for Children Who Are Deaf: A Review of the Evidence
- Issue 5, December 2016: Do Patients Treated for Voice Therapy with Telepractice Show Similar Changes in Voice Outcome Measures as Patients Treated Face to Face?
- Issue 4, August 2016: Strategies for Maximizing Speech-Recognition Performance: Adults with Mild to Moderately Severe Sensorineural Hearing Loss
- Issue 3, August 2016: Effects of Bolus Size on Swallow Safety: A Systematic Review of External Evidence
- Issue 2, May 2016: Evidence-based Intervention for Individuals with Acquired Apraxia of Speech
- Issue 1, May 2016: Which AAC Interface Design Facilitates Communicative Interactions for Persons with Nonfluent Aphasia?
Volume 11
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2016-2017: Editorial Overview
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Issue 6, January 2017: Auditory-Verbal Therapy as an Intervention Approach for Children Who Are Deaf: A Review of the Evidence
by Lisa M. Bowers
Would young deaf children who participate in Auditory-Verbal Therapy (AVT) provided by a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS) certified in AVT demonstrate gains in receptive and expressive language skills similar to their typical hearing peers?
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Issue 5, December 2016: Do Patients Treated for Voice Therapy with Telepractice Show Similar Changes in Voice Outcome Measures as Patients Treated Face to Face?
by Balaji Rangarathnam, Haley Gilroy, and Gary H. McCullough
The article will provide evidence regarding treatment outcomes delivered via telepractice or face to face.
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Issue 4, August 2016: Strategies for Maximizing Speech-Recognition Performance: Adults with Mild to Moderately Severe Sensorineural Hearing Loss
by Jeremy J. Donal and Jeremy C. Schwartz
What high-frequency amplification strategy maximizes speech recognition performance among adult hearing-impaired listeners with mild sloping to moderately severe sensorineural hearing loss?
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Issue 3, August 2016: Effects of Bolus Size on Swallow Safety: A Systematic Review of External Evidence
by Karen Rizzo, Leah Mong, Morgan Helser, Natalie Howard, Isla Katz, Donna Scarborough
Among individuals who have been diagnosed with thin liquid aspiration by instrumental evaluation, does sipping one measured small sip (i.e., regulated to volume of 1 to 5 mL per sip) versus unregulated sip sizes reduce the frequency of or even completely eliminate aspiration when evaluated instrumentally?
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Issue 2, May 2016: Evidence-based Intervention for Individuals with Acquired Apraxia of Speech
by Angela Van Sickle
Would individuals with acquired apraxia of speech (AOS) demonstrate greater improvements for speech production with an articulatory kinematic approach or a rate/rhythm approach?
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Issue 1, May 2016: Which AAC Interface Design Facilitates Communicative Interactions for Persons with Nonfluent Aphasia?
by Kris L. Brock
Which augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) interface design strategy (i.e., grid display or scene display) will best facilitate communicative interactions for persons with chronic, nonfluent aphasia?
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Volume 10
- 2015-2016: Editorial Overview
- Issue 6, February 2016: Comparison of Parent-Implemented and Clinician-Directed Intervention for Toddlers Identified as Late Talkers: A Literature Review
- Issue 5, February 2016: Assessment of Speech-Production Skills in Bilingual Mandarin-English Speaking Children: Difference vs. Disorder
- Issue 4, February 2016: The Effectiveness of Academic Accommodations for School-Age Students with Traumatic Brain Injury
- Issue 3, October 2015: An Evidence-Based Approach to Teach Inferential Language during Interactive Storybook Reading with Young Children
- Issue 2, September 2015: Telepractice vs. On-Site Treatment: Are Outcomes Equivalent for School-Age Children
- Issue 1, May 2015: Sleep Disorders as a Risk to Language Learning and Use
Volume 10
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2015-2016: Editorial Overview
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Issue 6, February 2016: Comparison of Parent-Implemented and Clinician-Directed Intervention for Toddlers Identified as Late Talkers: A Literature Review
by Shari L. DeVeney and Jessica L. Hagaman
Would a child who is a late talker (P) show greater improvement with parent-implemented intervention models (l) or with clinician-directed intervention models (C) as shown by improvements in expressive language skills (O)? If so under what circumstances?
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Issue 5, February 2016: Assessment of Speech-Production Skills in Bilingual Mandarin-English Speaking Children: Difference vs. Disorder
by Emily Wang and Kelly Farquharson
When assessing speech sound production of bilingual Mandarin-English speaking children, are standardized measures or informal assessment procedures better for determining whether the child has a speech sound disorder or speech sound difference?
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Issue 4, February 2016: The Effectiveness of Academic Accommodations for School-Age Students with Traumatic Brain Injury
by Erin J. Bush and Emily A. Burce
What are the evidence-based classroom accommodations for school-age students with traumatic brain injury who are struggling academically, and do they improve academic performance as compared to no classroom accommodations?
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Issue 3, October 2015: An Evidence-Based Approach to Teach Inferential Language during Interactive Storybook Reading with Young Children
by Elizabeth Spencer Kelley
Would young children demonstrate improvements in inferential question-answering after interactive book-reading intervention that targeted inferential questions in comparison to a similar intervention that targeted overall language ability?
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Issue 2, September 2015: Telepractice vs. On-Site Treatment: Are Outcomes Equivalent for School-Age Children
by Johanna M. Rudolph and Stephen Rudolph
Do school-age children receiving treatment for speech, language, and/or communication disorders show equivalent benefit from telepractice-based intervention as from on-site intervention as shown by comparable improvement in speech, language, and communication skills across the two treatment platforms?
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Issue 1, May 2015: Sleep Disorders as a Risk to Language Learning and Use
by Karla K. McGregor and Rebecca M. Alper
Are people with sleep disorders at higher risk for language learning deficits than healthy sleepers?
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Volume 9
- 2014-2015: Editorial Overview
- Issue 6, March 2015: Reading to Youth with Fragile X Syndrome: Should Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Instruction Be Used?
- Issue 5, March 2015: Improving Speech Intelligibility in Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Employing Evidence-Based Practice
- Issue 4, December 2014: Making Evidence-Based Decisions Regarding Service Delivery for School-age Students Participating in Narrative Intervention
- Issue 3, September 2014: Best Practices for Assessing Communication Skills Prior to Preference Assessments for Students With Severe Developmental Disabilities
- Issue 2, June 2014: Effects of Morphological-Based Intervention on Vocabulary Learning in School-Age Children With Language Learning Difficulties
- Issue 1, April 2014: Comparing the Effects of Working Memory-Based Interventions for Children with Language Impairment
Volume 9
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2014-2015: Editorial Overview
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Issue 6, March 2015: Reading to Youth with Fragile X Syndrome: Should Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Instruction Be Used?
by Allison Brazendale, PsyD, Suzanne Adlof, PhD, Jessica Klusek, PhD, CCC-SLP, Jane Roberts, PhD
Would a child with fragile X syndrome benefit more from phonemic awareness and phonics instruction or whole-word training to increase reading skills?
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Issue 5, March 2015: Improving Speech Intelligibility in Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Employing Evidence-Based Practice
by Keegan M. Koehlinger
Would a preschool-aged child with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) benefit from a singular approach - such as motor planning, sensory cueing, linguistic and rhythmic - or a combined approach in order to increase intelligibility of spoken language?
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Issue 4, December 2014: Making Evidence-Based Decisions Regarding Service Delivery for School-age Students Participating in Narrative Intervention
by Jayne Brandel, PhD
Do students with language disorders and those who have low language skills benefit more from classroom-based instruction on narratives or from instruction outside of the classroom to improve comprehension of and retelling of narratives?
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Issue 3, September 2014: Best Practices for Assessing Communication Skills Prior to Preference Assessments for Students With Severe Developmental Disabilities
by Miriam C. Boesch and M. Alexandra Da Fonte
Should practitioners conduct a formal or informal communication assessment prior to completing a preference assessment to accurately identify preferences for students with severe developmental disabilities?
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Issue 2, June 2014: Effects of Morphological-Based Intervention on Vocabulary Learning in School-Age Children With Language Learning Difficulties
by Sara C. Steele
Do school-age children with language learning difficulties who receive morphological-based intervention show improvement in word knowledge relative to a comparison intervention or control condition?
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Issue 1, April 2014: Comparing the Effects of Working Memory-Based Interventions for Children with Language Impairment
by Kelly Farquharson and Chelsea E. Franzluebbers
Do working memory-based interventions improve language, reading, and/or working memory skills in school-aged children with language impairment?
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Volume 8
- 2013-2014: Editorial Overview
- Issue 6, March 2014: Application of the PICO Process to Plan Treatment for a Child with a Co-occurring Stuttering and Phonological Disorder
- Issue 5, March 2014: Target Selection in Speech Therapy: Is a Non-Developmental Approach more Efficient than a Developmental Approach?
- Issue 4, December 2013: Evidence-Based Decisions: Memory Intervention for Individuals With Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Issue 3, September 2013: Comparing Evidence-Based Interventions for Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Issue 2, July 2013: Evidence-Based Intervention Options for Chronic Dysphagia Following Lateral Medullary Stroke
- Issue 1, March 2013: The Effects of Technology-Assisted Instruction to Improve Phonological-Awareness Skills in Children With Reading Difficulties: A Systematic Review
Volume 8
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2013-2014: Editorial Overview
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Issue 6, March 2014: Application of the PICO Process to Plan Treatment for a Child with a Co-occurring Stuttering and Phonological Disorder
by Keegan M. Koehlinger, Linda Louko ande Patricia Zebrowski
What treatment approaches are available to reduce the frequency of phonological processes and disfluencies (moments of stuttering or stuttered words or syllables) in a school-aged child with a phonological disorder (PD) and an additional stuttering disorder (SD)? Additionally, what is the treatment efficacy of available approaches?
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Issue 5, March 2014: Target Selection in Speech Therapy: Is a Non-Developmental Approach more Efficient than a Developmental Approach?
by Sherine R. Tambyraja and Jennifer T. Dunkle
For a preschool student with a severe phonological disorder, will incorporating a non-developmental target sequence be a more efficient approach than a developmental target sequence for improving speech sound production?
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Issue 4, December 2013: Evidence-Based Decisions: Memory Intervention for Individuals With Mild Cognitive Impairment
by Christy Fleck and Melinda Corwin
Do individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) benefit from memory strategies/supports training versus no training, based on their performance on prospective memory tasks?
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Issue 3, September 2013: Comparing Evidence-Based Interventions for Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders
by Allison Bean Ellawadi
Would a minimally verbal toddler with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) benefit more from implementation of the Picture Exchange Communication System® (PECS®) or Pivotal Response Treatment® (PRT®) to increase communication initiations of his wants/needs?
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Issue 2, July 2013: Evidence-Based Intervention Options for Chronic Dysphagia Following Lateral Medullary Stroke
by Claire A. Layfield, Kirrie J. Ballard
Are rehabilitation techniques more effective than compensatory strategies in improving swallow function and facilitating oral intake after a medullary stroke?
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Issue 1, March 2013: The Effects of Technology-Assisted Instruction to Improve Phonological-Awareness Skills in Children With Reading Difficulties: A Systematic Review
by Sue Ann S. Lee, Sherry Sancibrian, and Nicole Ahlfinger
For preschool and school-age children with or at risk for reading difficulties, does technology-assisted instruction lead to better phonological-awareness (PA) skills than instruction without technology?
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Volume 7
- 2012-2013: Editorial Overview
- Issue 6, March 2013: Application of EBP Guidelines to Treatment Planning for an Adolescent Who Stutters
- Issue 5, March 2013: Evaluating Group Therapy for Aphasia: What is the Evidence?
- Issue 4, December 2012: Evidence-Based Intervention for Toddlers with Sensorimotor Feeding Disorders
- Issue 3, September 2012: Do Phonemic Awareness Interventions Improve Speech in Preschool Children with Speech Sound Disorders?
- Issue 2, June 2012: Writing Intervention for Spanish-Speaking English Language Learners: A Review of Research
- Issue 1, March 2012: Evidence-Based Practice: A Retrospective Overview and Proposal for Future Directions
Volume 7
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2012-2013: Editorial Overview
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Issue 6, March 2013: Application of EBP Guidelines to Treatment Planning for an Adolescent Who Stutters
by Patricia M. Zebrowski, PhD
Would an adolescent who stutters (P) exhibit long-term improvement in stuttering management from fluency shaping approaches (I) or speech modification techniques (C), as shown by increases in controlled and spontaneous fluency, reduced severity of moments of stuttering, and decreased negative impact of stuttering (O)?
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Issue 5, March 2013: Evaluating Group Therapy for Aphasia: What is the Evidence?
by Claire A. Layfield, Kirrie J. Ballard, and Donald A. Robin
For people with aphasia following a stroke, is group therapy shown to be more effective on communication outcome measures reflecting impairment, activity, and/or participation than individual therapy or no therapy?
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Issue 4, December 2012: Evidence-Based Intervention for Toddlers with Sensorimotor Feeding Disorders
by Erin E. Redle
For toddlers with feeding disorders characterized by oral-motor deficits and limited texture acceptance, would an intervention that specifically included at least one sensory processing component (e.g., tactile, proprioception) and an oralmotor component be more effective than only an oral-motor intervention?
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Issue 3, September 2012: Do Phonemic Awareness Interventions Improve Speech in Preschool Children with Speech Sound Disorders?
by Sherine R. Tambyraja and Rebecca J. McCauley
Would preschool children with SSD demonstrate similar or greater improvement in speech sound production during interventions including phonemic awareness goals and procedures than during speech sound interventions without those elements?
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Issue 2, June 2012: Writing Intervention for Spanish-Speaking English Language Learners: A Review of Research
by María R. Brea-Spahn and Megan Dunn Davison
Would Spanish-speaking ELL students who struggle to learn to write (P) benefit more from writing intervention that addresses cognitive (executive function) and social well-being (motivation, peer inclusion) (I), or writing intervention strategies that address written language text macrostructure or microstructure only (C), as shown by significant changes in macro- and microstructural components in students' written compositions (O)?
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Issue 1, March 2012: Evidence-Based Practice: A Retrospective Overview and Proposal for Future Directions
by Mary Beth Schmitt and Laura M. Justice
The Briefs provide explicit guidance in how to approach specific clinical questions and rich models of implementing evidence-based practice as a systematic clinical-care process.
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Volume 6
- 2011-2012: Editorial Overview
- Issue 6, March 2012: The Effects of Matrix Strategy Intervention on Improving Word Combination Skills in Preschool Children with Intellectual Disabilities
- Issue 5, March 2012: Behavioral Voice Therapy in School-Age Children with Vocal Fold Nodules
- Issue 4, December 2011: Using Fidelity Measures to Support Collaboration in Inclusive Preschool Settings
- Issue 3, September 2011: Making Evidence-Based Assessment Decisions for Children Who Are Internationally Adopted
- Issue 2, June 2011: Augmentative and Alternative Communication Intervention for Persons with Chronic Severe Aphasia: Bringing Research to Practice
- Issue 1, March 2011: Maximizing Conversational Independence
Volume 6
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2011-2012: Editorial Overview
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Issue 6, March 2012: The Effects of Matrix Strategy Intervention on Improving Word Combination Skills in Preschool Children with Intellectual Disabilities
by SooJung Chae, Oliver Wendt
Is the matrix strategy intervention effective for expanding word combinations in children with intellectual disabilities?
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Issue 5, March 2012: Behavioral Voice Therapy in School-Age Children with Vocal Fold Nodules
by Christopher R. Watts
Does behavioral voice therapy effectively improve voice quality and eliminate or reduce the size of vocal fold pathology in school-age children who have vocal nodules?
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Issue 4, December 2011: Using Fidelity Measures to Support Collaboration in Inclusive Preschool Settings
by Emily R. Marturana, Mollie R. Friedman, Jennifer A. Brown, and Juliann J. Woods
In addition to measuring the accuracy of the delivery of intervention, can fidelity measures provide insight on the effectiveness of the SLP-teacher collaborative consultation and increase embedded language intervention opportunities in the classroom?
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Issue 3, September 2011: Making Evidence-Based Assessment Decisions for Children Who Are Internationally Adopted
by Kathleen A. Scott and Jenny Roberts
As the number of children adopted from foreign countries continues to grow substantially, questions persist regarding their long-term language and literacy skills. What is the best language assessment battery to determine if a second grade student, who was internationally adopted at 36 months old, has language impairment?
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Issue 2, June 2011: Augmentative and Alternative Communication Intervention for Persons with Chronic Severe Aphasia: Bringing Research to Practice
by Rajinder K. Koul, PhD and Melinda Corwin, PhD
With the advent of evidence-based practice (EBP) in health care, it has become important to appraise the available evidence on the efficacy of AAC intervention in persons with aphasia. Should we consider a technology-based AAC intervention or a nontechnology-based AAC intervention treatment approach for a person with chronic severe Broca's aphasia and apraxia of speech?
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Issue 1, March 2011: Maximizing Conversational Independence
by Trina D. Spencer and Timothy C. Slocum
Script training is designed specifically to improve conversational independence, but primarily of children with autism and not children with SLI. Can an intervention strategy whose research was done with one population be used effectively with a different population for the same purpose?
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Volume 5
- 2010-2011: Editorial Overview
- Issue 6, October 2011: Improving Phonemic Awareness in Children With Learning Disabilities
- Issue 5, March 2011: Evidence-Based Speech and Language Intervention Techniques for the Birth-to-3 Population
- Issue 4, December 2010: A Speech-Language Pathologist's Dilemma: What is the Best Choice for Service Delivery in Schools?
- Issue 3, October 2010: Pre-Literacy Interventions for Preschool Students
- Issue 2, June 2010: Remediation of Phonological Disorders in Preschool Age Children: Evidence for the Cycles Approach
- Issue 1, March 2010: Choosing the Language of Intervention for Spanish-English Bilingual Preschoolers with Language Impairment
Volume 5
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2010-2011: Editorial Overview
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Issue 6, October 2011: Improving Phonemic Awareness in Children With Learning Disabilities
by Melissa D. Malani, Andrea Barina, Kaitlyn Kludjian, Julie Perkowski
What phonemic awareness interventions are effective for students who have language/learning disabilities?
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Issue 5, March 2011: Evidence-Based Speech and Language Intervention Techniques for the Birth-to-3 Population
by Allison Gladfelter, Oliver Wendt, Anu Subramanian
Which current speech and language interventions or techniques are effective for improving speech and language outcomes for children with speech and language delays in the birht-to-3 population?
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Issue 4, December 2010: A Speech-Language Pathologist's Dilemma: What is the Best Choice for Service Delivery in Schools?
by Timothy Meline and Cassis Kauffman, Lamar University
Asked to deliver improved outcomes and reduced costs for Speech, Language and Hearing (SLH) service delivery, a Director of Speech, Language and Hearing Services chooses an evidence-based approach. She embarks on a scoping review of relevant literature addressing systems of SLH service delivery, including systematic reviews, case studies, and interviews with SLP experts.
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Issue 3, October 2010: Pre-Literacy Interventions for Preschool Students
by Stacey Pavelko, University of Central Florida
What helps preschool students acquire pre-literacy skills? Based on the available evidence, shared book reading, and code-focused interventions that combine PA and phonics are the most promising interventions.
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Issue 2, June 2010: Remediation of Phonological Disorders in Preschool Age Children: Evidence for the Cycles Approach
by Johanna M. Hassink and Oliver Wendt, Purdue University
Does the Cycles Approach result in effective remediation of phonological disorders? Evidence for the efficacy of the Cycles Approach is limited. The best evidence available suggest that this approach is effective with children who exhibit severe phonological disorders both in isolation and in combination with other language disorders.
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Issue 1, March 2010: Choosing the Language of Intervention for Spanish-English Bilingual Preschoolers with Language Impairment
by Lisa M. Bedore, University of Texas at Austin
Katy is a speech-language pathologist working with a preschooler who has just been indentified as having language impairment, and speaks predominantly Spanish. In his home environment, Spanish is the primary language and his parents want him to be able to communicate in that environment, as well as at school. The child's teacher, however, believes that intervention should be in English. In which language should Katy conduct intervention?
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Volume 4
- 2009-2010: Editorial Overview
- Issue 6, March 2010: Classroom Amplification Benefits for Academic Skills and Speech Recognition
- Issue 5, March 2010: Joint Attention as a Primary Target for Intervention in a Young Child with ASD
- Issue 4, November 2009: Vocabulary Intervention for Elementary and Secondary School Students Who are English Language Learners: A Review of Research
- Issue 3, September 2009: Evidence-Based Practice for Bilingual Students with Language Impairment: General and Specific Treatment Questions
- Issue 2, June 2009: Reducing Self-Injurious Behaviors in Individuals With Autism: Benefits of Functional Communication Training
- Issue 1, March 2009: Video Modeling to Improve Play Skills in a Child with Autism: A Procedure to Examine Single- Subject Experimental Research
Volume 4
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2009-2010: Editorial Overview
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Issue 6, March 2010: Classroom Amplification Benefits for Academic Skills and Speech Recognition
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Issue 5, March 2010: Joint Attention as a Primary Target for Intervention in a Young Child with ASD
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Issue 4, November 2009: Vocabulary Intervention for Elementary and Secondary School Students Who are English Language Learners: A Review of Research
by Stacy D. Shepard & Li Sheng, University of Texas-Austin
Debbie, a monolingual elementary school speech-language pathologist (SLP), frequently assists other teachers with creating and implementing intervention plans for students. She recently was approached by a fifth-grade teacher who was concerned about one Spanish-English bilingual student who struggles in English class. The teacher thinks that this student's limited English vocabulary knowledge could be influencing his reading comprehension, but is unsure of how to address these needs in the classroom. Can Debbie suggest evidence-based strategies the teacher may implement to help this student?
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Issue 3, September 2009: Evidence-Based Practice for Bilingual Students with Language Impairment: General and Specific Treatment Questions
by Amelia Medina and Jill Rentmeester, University of Minnesota
Julia, a speech-language pathologist (SLP), is working in a K–8 elementary school in a large urban school district. In the past five years, the school's Somali population has more than doubled from 20% to 45%. Her goal, like other SLPs, is to enable her students' success by building and bridging Somali and English communication skills for home, community, and school settings. Julia's research has focused on monolingual English-speaking students with impairments.
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Issue 2, June 2009: Reducing Self-Injurious Behaviors in Individuals With Autism: Benefits of Functional Communication Training
by Miriam C. Boesch and Oliver Wendt, Purdue University
Beth, a special education teacher reports that a student with Autism is increasingly exhibiting self-injurious behavior. Helen a (SLP) also notices the increase in negative behavior. Beth and Helen consider the use of functional communication training (FCT).
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Issue 1, March 2009: Video Modeling to Improve Play Skills in a Child with Autism: A Procedure to Examine Single- Subject Experimental Research
by Veronica Smith, Ph.D., University of Alberta
Maryanne, a school-based SLP, works with the IEP team to support a kindergarten student with autism. Maryanne researches an intervention called "video modeling" to determine the appropriateness for this student, given the IEP team's view that play-based skills are a critical element for this student's IEP. Will Maryanne find enough EBP support to warrant the implementation of video modeling?
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Volume 3
- 2008-2009: Editorial Overview
- Issue 6, June 2009: The Effects of Structured Writing Intervention for Elementary Students With Special Needs: A Systematic Review
- Issue 5, June 2009: Teaching Literacy Using a Multiple-Linguistic Word-Study Spelling Approach: A Systematic Review
- Issue 4, December 2008: A Clinical Language/Literacy Decision: Evidence-based Story Grammar Instruction
- Issue 3, September 2008: Finding, Analyzing and Implementing a Phonemic Awareness Intervention: Guidelines to a Decision-Making Process
- Issue 2, June 2008: The Use of Phonics in the Teaching of Reading and Spelling
- Issue 1, April 2008: Making Informed Decisions about Literacy Intervention in Schools: An Adolescent Literacy Example
Volume 3
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2008-2009: Editorial Overview
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Issue 6, June 2009: The Effects of Structured Writing Intervention for Elementary Students With Special Needs: A Systematic Review
by Angella Powel, MS and Julie J. Masterson, PhD
Will elementary students with special needs show improvement in writing skills after training involving structured approaches when compared to those who did not receive structured approaches?
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Issue 5, June 2009: Teaching Literacy Using a Multiple-Linguistic Word-Study Spelling Approach: A Systematic Review
by Julie Wolter
Will "multiple-linguistic word study" facilitate morphological awareness and phonological awareness?
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Issue 4, December 2008: A Clinical Language/Literacy Decision: Evidence-based Story Grammar Instruction
by Kim Murza and Chad Nye, University of Central Florida
An SLP in a small urban elementary school wants to help second grade students on his caseload improve their reading comprehension. He looks to his knowledge of evidence-based practice for the answer to his question: does explicit instruction in story grammar positively impact elementary school students' comprehension abilities in reading narrative text?
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Issue 3, September 2008: Finding, Analyzing and Implementing a Phonemic Awareness Intervention: Guidelines to a Decision-Making Process
by Jamie Schwartz, Debbie Hahs-Vaughn, Cheran Zadroga & Ana Rivera, University of Central Florida
A reading specialist and an SLP team up to support a change request to a 3rd grader's Individualized Education Plan (IEP) regarding phonemic awareness intervention. Will they find the evidence they need to support the IEP change?
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Issue 2, June 2008: The Use of Phonics in the Teaching of Reading and Spelling
by Greg Brooks, University of Sheffield, UK, and Carole J. Torgerson and Jill Hall, University of York, UK
Whether or not to teach phonics has long been a polarizing debate between phonics and whole language advocates. The authors provide a research-based review of phonics and its role in teaching reading and writing. Their findings lead to recommendations of how to best incorporate systematic phonics teaching in the classroom and in teacher training.
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Issue 1, April 2008: Making Informed Decisions about Literacy Intervention in Schools: An Adolescent Literacy Example
by Barbara J. Ehren, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, University of Central Florida
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in schools are exploring new or expanded roles with literacy, including intervention with students with language impairment (LI). At the same time, they seem to be struggling to find the motivation and time to engage in evidence-based practice (EBP). The author makes the case that EBP fits well within school culture. An example is provided to demonstrate how a school SLP can utilize the questions to make EBP decisions regarding literacy-related interventions.
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Volume 2
- 2007-2008: Editorial Overview
- Issue 6, March 2008: Treatment for Teachers with Voice Disorders: An Evidence-Based Review
- Issue 5, March 2008: Phonemic Awareness Instruction for Preschoolers: The Evidence for Pre-Phonemic versus Phonemic Tasks
- Issue 4, December 2007: Evidence-Based Practice for School-Age Stuttering: Balancing Existing Research with Clinical Practice
- Issue 3, September 2007: Self-Regulated Strategy Development for Written Expression: Is it Effective for Adolescents?
- Issue 2, July 2007: English Literacy Development for English Language Learners: Does Spanish Instruction Promote or Hinder?
- Issue 1, March 2007: Parent-Implemented Interactive Language Intervention: Can It Be Used Effectively?
Volume 2
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2007-2008: Editorial Overview
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Issue 6, March 2008: Treatment for Teachers with Voice Disorders: An Evidence-Based Review
by Mary Pannbacker and Sandra Hayes
Is treatment of voice problems for teachers effective?
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Issue 5, March 2008: Phonemic Awareness Instruction for Preschoolers: The Evidence for Pre-Phonemic versus Phonemic Tasks
by Teresa A. Ukrainetz
Will preschoolers show greater improvement in phonemic awareness during pre-phonemic or phonemic awareness instruction?
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Issue 4, December 2007: Evidence-Based Practice for School-Age Stuttering: Balancing Existing Research with Clinical Practice
by J. Scott Yaruss and Kristin Pelczarski, University of Pittsburgh
A speech-language pathologist (SLP) works with a child who stutters to translate successes from the therapy room to her school and home settings. When the current treatment plan isn't working, the SLP looks to research for answers. What process will she use to narrow and evaluate the research in order to make effective treatment changes?
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Issue 3, September 2007: Self-Regulated Strategy Development for Written Expression: Is it Effective for Adolescents?
by Laura Jacobson and Robert Reid, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
An educator examines why the special education students at his small, urban high school have difficulty with writing and what he can do to help. Because his school system already expects students to have the requisite writing skills, many special education students don't have the chance to improve their skills during high school and may not pass the district's graduation exam. The educator and his colleagues respond by applying the research-based Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) model. What will they and their students learn from their efforts?
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Issue 2, July 2007: English Literacy Development for English Language Learners: Does Spanish Instruction Promote or Hinder?
by Kelly M. Thomason and Brenda K. Gorman, Marquette University and Connie Summers, The University of Texas at Austin
In this brief, the authors consider whether instruction in a child's native language (particularly Spanish) hinders or promotes learning of literacy in English. The authors conduct a four-step process for identifying research on this topic, examining this literature, and then determining the answer to this clinical question. The results suggest that supporting a child's home/native language promotes rather than hinders development of English literacy skills.
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Issue 1, March 2007: Parent-Implemented Interactive Language Intervention: Can It Be Used Effectively?
by Laura M. Justice and Khara Pence, University of Virginia
In this brief, a hypothetical clinician takes on the task of identifying a "research based" approach for training parents to provide language intervention in the home environment. This brief describes a four-step process for identifying effective interventions, and describes the outcomes of this process as applied to home-based parent-implemented language intervention.
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Volume 1
- 2006-2007: Editorial Overview
- Issue 6, February 2007: Evidence-Based Reviews of Cognitive Rehabilitation for Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury: What Clinical Questions Do They Answer?
- Issue 5, February 2007: Intervention for Preschool Children With Moderate-Severe Phonological Impairment
- Issue 4, December 2006: Social Skills Intervention for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Review of the Experimental Evidence
- Issue 3, October 2006: Evidence-Based Vocabulary Instruction for Elementary Students via Storybook Reading
- Issue 2, July 2006: Improving Communication for Children with Autism: Does Sign Language Work?
- Issue 1, April 2006: Classroom-Based versus Pull-Out Language Intervention: An Examination of the Experimental Evidence
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2006-2007: Editorial Overview
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Issue 6, February 2007: Evidence-Based Reviews of Cognitive Rehabilitation for Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury: What Clinical Questions Do They Answer?
by Mary R. T. Kennedy
The purpose of this article is to provide SLPs with an overview of currently published, systematic reviews of cognitive rehabilitation and, more specifically, to identify those reviews that would provide them with practical recommendations concerning their clinical practice.
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Issue 5, February 2007: Intervention for Preschool Children With Moderate-Severe Phonological Impairment
by Sandra Laing Gillam, Alan G. Kamhi
What intervention approaches are effective in improving articulation phonological abilities for preschool children with moderate-severe phonological disorders?
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Issue 4, December 2006: Social Skills Intervention for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Review of the Experimental Evidence
by Sloane Burgess and Lyn S. Turkstra
The social situations that adolescents encounter on a daily basis require both speed and agility: they must select comments that directly address the topic at hand, control utterance length so as not to monopolize the conversation, take the perspective of others and use both verbal and nonverbal methods to convey and state implied meaning.
Added to this, the idiomatic language of adolescent peer groups continually evolves,and familiarity with this language is important to building and sustaining relationships with one's peer group.
With the vast array of therapy materials and approaches available, how would a clinician determine the most recent evidence available supporting current intervention practices?
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Issue 3, October 2006: Evidence-Based Vocabulary Instruction for Elementary Students via Storybook Reading
by Carla J. Johnson and Erin Yeates, University of Toronto
Speech-language pathologists who are interested in evidence-based practice may wish to know whether there is scientific evidence to support particular methods of vocabulary instruction...Do elementary schools students learn new vocabulary more effectively from hearing stories with brief explanations of unknown words than from hearing stories without such explanations?
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Issue 2, July 2006: Improving Communication for Children with Autism: Does Sign Language Work?
by Jamie B. Schwartz, Ph.D., and Chad Nye, Ph.D., University of Central Florida
One of the signature characteristics of children with autism is failure to develop adequate communication skills. Clinicians often are faced with the decision of selecting and implementing an aided or unaided augmentative or alternative communication system for these individuals. Given that a clinician may recommend sign language training for a child with autism, what evidence is available upon which to base this decision?
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Issue 1, April 2006: Classroom-Based versus Pull-Out Language Intervention: An Examination of the Experimental Evidence
by Anita S. McGinty and Laura Justice, University of Virginia
In this brief, we consulted the available experimental evidence to consider an important question that clinicians often ask: Should I provide speech-language intervention within the child's classroom (classroom-based) or outside of the classroom (pull-out)?
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