Authors find that the perceptual organization of pediatric dysphonia shares similarities with adults, and perceptual features related to roughness and strain characterize supraglottal vibratory sources. https://on.asha.org/445Twq3

Researchers investigate how word familiarity impacts word recognition in both audio-only and audiovisual conditions using an ecologically valid context of medically related sentences embedded in a simulated hospital soundscape. https://on.asha.org/3K1Mdck #OpenAccess

Following the FDA permitting the sale of over-the-counter hearing aids in 2022, this study examines if there was a change in the volume of hearing aid evaluations and comprehensive audiologic exams at an academic tertiary care audiology practice. https://on.asha.org/4iaZ08X

New technologies have recently made investigating the genetic origins of communication disorders possible, and you can use these findings in your everyday work in the clinic. Read about an exciting new forum in JSLHR on the Context Blog! https://on.asha.org/3LvgOQ3

#JSLHR study found that Cantonese-speaking children matured in their ability to normalize level tones at age 8 years. This ability was positively associated w/ linguistic skill & musical pitch sensitivity. https://on.asha.org/49b3qu6

Perception-based sung speech training can be a supplementary intervention for improving prosodic focus marking in trilingual #autistic children's nondominant languages, #JSLHR study finds. https://on.asha.org/4pbTjdo @sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social#autistic#JSLHR

Directly rating 4 key dimensions w/ an auditory-perceptual approach shows promise as a highly efficient way to analyze connected speech in aphasia; more work will be necessary to develop this approach for clinical applications. https://on.asha.org/3LtXbb7 @sigperspectives.bsky.social #SLPeeps

Newly published in #AJA: Virtual Reality and Head Movements Across Different Planes: Investigating the Association Between Post-Exposure Symptoms and Dynamic Visual Acuity https://on.asha.org/47RD65M

Researchers find that synthetic data is a feasible approach to share data and promote transparency and reproducibility in the field of communication sciences and disorders for non-hierarchical data. https://on.asha.org/4qR6SQO @jamescborders.bsky.social

Current methods of characterizing speech-in-noise recognition rely on human speech recordings and human testers. However, authors propose that modern AI tools could automate both stimulus generation and scoring. https://on.asha.org/47Go0jq

Identifying a need to harmonize FEES practice across one speech-language pathology team, authors of this study sought to improve consistency, interrater reliability, and clinical decision making. https://on.asha.org/4oAMWQU #dysphagia #bskySPEECHIES

It's #ResearchTuesday! At the onset of the #COVID19 pandemic, many school-based SLPs shifted to telepractice in less than ideal circumstances. This could have negatively affected how many view the science. https://on.asha.org/46RPZgR @sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social#ResearchTuesday

We're expanding our Special Collections with two new collections focused on Generative AI and School Service Delivery! Each contains articles from ASHA Journals together with other resources from around ASHA. Read more in our latest post on Context! https://on.asha.org/3WOiV3Q

Intro to the #JSLHR Research Symposium, “Genetics in Communication Sciences and Disorders,” which updates us on the latest research findings in disorders of speech sound production, speech fluency, spoken language, & written language. https://on.asha.org/47v80SE @sigperspectives.bsky.social#JSLHR#SLPeeps

Researchers examined #acoustic variations reflecting voice source & vocal tract filter adjustments while reading aloud the “Three Bears Passage” designed for eliciting significant variations in vocal production. Let's see what they found! https://on.asha.org/3XcwHNI @sigperspectives.bsky.social#acoustic

#JSLHR study sought to resolve the open question of how duration and center of gravity vary for each –s allomorph depending on sentence position, morpheme type, and phoneme category. https://on.asha.org/3Lp9kOl @sigperspectives.bsky.social #SLPeeps @csdisseminate.bsky.social#JSLHR

Study results suggest that (1) adults w/ CIs have more variable band importance functions (BIFs) than adults w/ normal hearing & (2) higher speech recognition outcomes aren't associated w/ specific patterns of BIFs. https://on.asha.org/47YcIse @SIGPerspectives @boystownhospital.bsky.social #audpeeps

The rise of molecular technologies and analytical methods in human genetics yields exciting new ways to understand the biological foundations of spoken and written language. Read more in this #OpenAccess study: https://on.asha.org/3JhUVmA

This study compares the effects of two vocabulary interventions (a structured, explicit instruction intervention and a naturalistic, incidental teaching intervention) for children who use robust, high-tech augmentative and alternative communication. https://on.asha.org/43eapib #AAC

Text messaging is an increasingly relevant rehabilitation target for people with aphasia. The validity and reliability of the Transactional EXchanges in Texting for Aphasia (TEXT-A) rating scale are evaluated in this recent #JSLHR study. https://on.asha.org/4qPiILu

It's #ResearchTuesday! Learn about using pure-tone thresholds to more accurately evaluate hearing abilities in people with down syndrome. Read and share: https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_AJA-25-00068 @sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social#ResearchTuesday #AUDPeeps

Severe dysphonia in children often poses a challenge for conventional acoustic measurement methods. Authors here aimed to improve current signal typing practices by refining a manual signal typing tool for segment-level labeling. https://on.asha.org/4oQ4dVS

Developmental language disorder affects an estimated 7%–10% of children in the United States. This study examines the impact of whole-classroom narrative interventions on first- and second-grade students' oral narrative language outcomes. https://on.asha.org/4hDoATM #DevLangDis

This study examined executive function performance in Spanish-speaking children with developmental language disorder compared to typically developing peers matched for age and socioeconomic status. https://on.asha.org/47xT2tP #DevLangDis

This investigation used the BaByVFSS Impairment Profile to examine the influence of different liquid consistencies on validated physiological components of swallowing during bottle feeding. https://on.asha.org/47w56fc

The therapeutic relationships between clinicians and families in family-centered early intervention are built through a complex process of feedback loops. Explore this relationship in this article. @kellykoch.bsky.social https://on.asha.org/3JCmyGY #BskySPEECHIES

After comparing the results of the traditional cochlear implant fitting method and the anatomy-based method, authors find that cochlear implant users performed better with anatomy-based fitting. https://on.asha.org/47yAxFQ #aud2b #audiology

Researchers of this #JSLHR study examine narrative-level discourse in order to understand language development in Singaporean English–Mandarin bilingual children. https://on.asha.org/3X1SOpV

Authors explore the optimal method for “stressing the system” in a swallow assessment to provide the most useful information possible. This study investigated how task affected sequential drinking biomechanics. https://on.asha.org/47tg7xJ

Findings indicate that children with a greater number of nonoral compensatory errors exhibited poorer phonological awareness, highlighting the interconnectedness of speech output and phonological processing. https://on.asha.org/3L87scR

Findings from a recent study suggest that SLPs can identify signal words and phrases that evoke a learning theory that either supports or doesn't support aided language development for daily communication. https://on.asha.org/3JAXQXq @sigperspectives.bsky.social @calstatefullerton.bsky.social #LSHSS

Study investigates Mandarin tone production in prelingually deaf adults using hearing aids or CIs. Participants could effectively differentiate tones using parabola parameters & tended to extend durations in their production. https://on.asha.org/4hFglH2 @sigperspectives.bsky.social #SLPeeps

#JSLHR study demonstrates that both fluent & nonfluent #aphasia impact discourse-level time reference, each with distinct associated linguistic patterns. It also highlights the need for task-specific assessments in clinical practice. https://on.asha.org/4qwJ9oS @sigperspectives.bsky.social#JSLHR#aphasia#SLPeeps

Study investigated articulatory strategies used by male & female speakers to produce vowel sounds. Many of the differences point to increased jaw opening & greater involvement of jaw as an articulator in female speakers. https://on.asha.org/47w4DJM @sigperspectives.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk

Study findings contribute to the growing knowledge on adapting experience-based co-design (EBCD) for communication disability; this can help improve the meaningful inclusion of people w/ communication disability in co-design research. https://on.asha.org/4ofgWBv @sigperspectives.bsky.social #SLPeeps

Study looks at development & validation of mixed video modeling materials that aim to improve social communication among children w/ autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in India -- by creating tailored resources, this study fills a critical gap. https://on.asha.org/3L4CfqW @VenkatarajaA

#JSLHR study findings prove the need for differentiated, context-based teaching strategies that cater to the indiv. needs of children w/ #dyslexia, optimizing their learning experience. Authors offer a framework for personalized teaching interventions. https://on.asha.org/3L59gmV

Study supports structural priming as an effective sentence production treatment for persons w/#aphasia, especially when verbs are not matched between primes & target. https://on.asha.org/47u4q9Y @csdisseminate.bsky.social @opencsd.bsky.social @sigperspectives.bsky.social @lifeatpurdue.bsky.social#aphasia

Newly published in #AJSLP: Building Connections With Infant Caregivers: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Students' Experiential Perceptions https://on.asha.org/4quu8Uy

This study explores whether and how balance of multilingual exposure impacts gesture comprehension in children with autism spectrum disorder. https://on.asha.org/4oFzXwG

Cognitive predictors can be used to identify newcomer children at risk of reading failure, provided that specific norms & tests are developed. Recommendations are also given to establish norms for the other tests. https://on.asha.org/4nw1znh @SIGPerspectives @cnrs.fr @univlille.bsky.social

Since central auditory processing disorder tests rely heavily on language, authors here aimed to evaluate the impact of test language on CAPD assessment performance in Spanish–English bilingual speakers. https://on.asha.org/48ScGDo

#JSLHR study sought to replicate the reported factor structure of the Voice Disability Coping Questionnaire (VDCQ) in patients diagnosed w/ a chronic voice disorder. https://on.asha.org/4hvifK5 @sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social#JSLHR#VoiceDisorder

Measures of coping that are accessible to persons w/ aphasia are lacking. This #AJSLP article takes a step toward solving this problem by presenting a coping questionnaire, the Aphasia Brief COPE, standardized on persons w/ #aphasia. https://on.asha.org/47mSwid @sigperspectives.bsky.social#AJSLP

It’s 📚#ResearchTuesday! Children with #dysphonia need voice evaluations, but can they tolerate instrumental voice assessments? Discover more in this study ➡️: https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_AJSLP-25-00161 @sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social#ResearchTuesday#dysphonia #SLPeeps

#JSLHR scoping review aimed to identify and describe the types of milk thickener used for infants w/ cleft palate (with or without cleft lip) and the feeding modalities through which thickened milk is administered. https://on.asha.org/43GKb7Y @sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social#JSLHR

Researchers of this #OpenAccess study review findings from the Cleveland Family Speech and Reading Study, a 25-year longitudinal study of speech sound disorders. https://on.asha.org/3LepoSS

Although medical coding is commonly used to define patient cohorts, there is no administrative-level instrument for classifying poststroke dysphagia severity. Authors here aim to develop a novel classification framework for poststroke dysphagia severity. https://on.asha.org/47JbYXN

AAC Awareness Month is almost over, but we're not done sharing key resources from ASHA Journals! Our latest blog post features four more articles focused on AAC Awareness Month's theme of Innovation, Inclusion, and Advocacy, all free for the next 2 weeks! https://on.asha.org/47pIZH7

The emergence of translanguaging has shifted the perspective of how scholars of bilingualism understand language representation. This study seeks to develop a representative theoretical model that more deeply reflects bilingual phonological representation. https://on.asha.org/4hqHH3c