Aided and unaided speech supplementation strategies: Effect of alphabet cues and iconic hand gestures on dysarthric speech

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 996-1012

  Hustad, Katherine C ^a,c   Garcia, Jane Mertz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alphabet supplementation; Augmentative communication; Cerebral palsy; Intelligibility; Speech therapy

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPEECH; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH RATE;

ADULT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CUES; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; GESTURES; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; SPEECH THERAPY;

EID: 31944441875     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2005/068)     Document Type: Article

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