Newsletter - November 2024

Welcome!

Hi there,

👋 Welcome to the November speechBITE newsletter, which will be the final one for 2024! In this edition, we are updating you on the latest intervention research that has recently been added to speechBITE. The papers included in this edition cover interventions for paediatric and adult speech and language, dysphagia, AAC and voice. Four of the papers are open access!

☀️ 2024 has been a fulfilling year! 

• We have over 11,200 subscribers to the monthly speechBITE newsletter.
• We have shared 164 new intervention articles.
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• We also launched our Bluesky account (@speechbite.bsky.social)

💙 Thank you for your continued support of speechBITE and we wish you a very happy holiday season. See you in 2025! 

Latest publications

Paediatric Speech

Namasivayam, A. K., Cheung, K., Atputhajeyam, B., Petrosov, J., Branham, M., Grover, V., & van Lieshout, P. (2024). Effectiveness of the Kaufman Speech to Language Protocol for Children With Childhood Apraxia of Speech and Comorbidities When Delivered in a Dyadic and Group Format.

Thomas, D., Murray, E., Williamson, E., & McCabe, P. (2024). Weekly Treatment for Childhood Apraxia of Speech With Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment: A Single-Case Experimental Design Study

Paediatric Language and Literacy

Almgren Bäck, G., Mossige, M., Bundgaard Svendsen, H., Rønneberg, V., Selenius, H., Berg Gøttsche, N., Dolmer, G., Fälth, L., Nilsson, S., & Svensson, I. (2024). Speech-to-text intervention to support text production among students with writing difficulties: a single-case study in nordic countries. OPEN ACCESS

Hannig Russell, K. M., Wambaugh, J. L., Davis, J. L., & Redmond, S. M. (2024). Efficacy of Complexity-Based Target Selection for Treating Morphosyntactic Deficits in Children With Developmental Language Disorder and Children With Down Syndrome: A Single-Case Experimental Design.

Quinn, E. D., Kurin, K., Cook, A. R., & Kaiser, A. P. (2024). Delivering Enhanced Milieu Teaching to Toddlers With Down Syndrome via Hybrid Telepractice: A Single-Case Experimental Design.

Rodgers, L., Botting, N., Harding, S., Cartwright, M., Amer-El-khedoud, M., & Herman, R. (2024). Shared characteristics of intervention techniques for oral vocabulary and speech comprehensibility in preschool children with co-occurring features of developmental language disorder and speech sound disorder: a systematic review with narrative synthesis. OPEN ACCESS

Adult Speech and Language

Francisco, V., Louis, F., Billot, M., Le Bourvellec, M., Decatoire, A., David, R., & Bidet-Ildei, C. (2024). The value of action observation in speech and language rehabilitation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. OPEN ACCESS

Montagut, N., Borrego-Écija, S., Herrero, J., Castellví, M., Balasa, M., Lladó, A., Grasso, S. M., & Sánchez-Valle, R. (2024). Effects of Modified Video-Implemented Script Training for Aphasia in the Three Variants of Primary Progressive Aphasia.

Raymer, A. M., & Roitsch, J. (2023). Effectiveness of Constraint-Induced Language Therapy for Aphasia: Evidence From Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.

Dysphagia 

Pang, P., Lin, S., Chen, H., Shan, Y., & Sun, C. (2023). Improving masticatory and swallowing ability of postoperative oral and maxillofacial tumor patients by telerehabilitation—A randomized controlled trial. 

AAC

Crowe, B., Machalicek, W., Wei, Q., Drew, C., & Ganz, J. (2022). Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disability: A Mega-Review of the Literature. OPEN ACCESS

Muharib, R., Walker, V., & Dunn, W. (2024). Effects of Interventions Involving Tablet-Based Speech-Generating Devices for Individuals with ASD: A Meta-analysis.

Voice

Ribeiro, V. V., dos Santos, C. O., Silva, G. F., Santos, A. D. N., & Santos, M. J. V. (2024). The Effect of Phonation into a Glass Tube Immersed in Water Compared to Other Interventions on General Degree of Vocal Deviation, Fundamental Frequency, Sound Pressure Level, and Vocal Self-assessment in Vocally Healthy Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Happy Reading!

The speechBITE team

The University of Sydney