Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Author "C. Melanie Schuele"
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Krimm, Hannah (2019-03-22)Department: Hearing and Speech SciencesThe purpose of this study was to objectively characterize speech-language pathologists’ (SLPs’) language science knowledge. We investigated language science knowledge in the domains of (a) explicit phonemic awareness, which ...
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Singer, Cara Michelle (2019-07-15)Department: Hearing and Speech SciencesApproximately 80% of young children who begin stuttering fall below diagnostic thresholds of stuttering (i.e., exhibit recovery) within four to five years of onset. To investigate characteristics that may differentiate ...
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Fisher, Jamie D. (2013-10-21)Department: Hearing and Speech SciencesThe purpose of this study was to explore the extent to which preschool teachers use complex syntax in their verbal interactions with preschool children. Of interest was whether the amount of complex syntax preschool teachers ...
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Werfel, Krystal Leigh (2012-10-30)Department: Hearing and Speech SciencesHistorically, spelling has been considered an academic skill that relies primarily on visual memory. Recent research indicates that spelling skill is also dependent on linguistic knowledge. However, the contribution of ...
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Chow, Jason C. (2016-07-18)Department: Special EducationChildren who exhibit language deficits and behavior problems often underachieve. However, interventions that target children with behavior problems primarily focus on changing behavior, and interventions that aim to improve ...
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Coping, Communication, and Adjustment in Pediatric Cancer: The Role of Children's Executive Function Rodriguez, Erin M (2011-06-30)Department: PsychologyPrevious research with children with cancer has suggested links between adjustment and parent-child communication, coping, and executive function, but little research has addressed how communication, coping, and executive ...
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Lund, Emily Ann (2013-11-21)Department: Hearing and Speech SciencesDespite improvements in amplification technology, the vocabulary growth of children with cochlear implants lag behind that of typically developing children. Maternal input may influence opportunities for children with ...
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Spencer, Elizabeth J (2009-08-21)Department: Hearing and Speech SciencesThe goal of this study was to examine word learning in preschool children with low socioeconomic status (SES) to inform an understanding of the limited word knowledge of this population. There is evidence to suggest that ...
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Krimm, Hannah Marie (2015-04-30)Department: Hearing and Speech SciencesThis study examined the predictive value of orthographic processing versus orthographic knowledge for spelling proficiency. Third-grade students with typical language and literacy skills completed measures of orthographic ...
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Hollo, Alexandra Elizabeth (2013-07-29)Department: Special EducationTeachers’ oral language use may be an important factor in student performance, particularly for students with problem behavior and low language skills. To determine whether teachers use features of language that may impede ...
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Weiler, Brian Kenneth (2016-03-30)Department: Hearing and Speech SciencesTense marking at the point of school entry, that is, kindergarten, has been hypothesized to follow a bimodal distribution. Under this hypothesis, it is predicted that most children exhibit tense marking skills at or near ...
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Woynaroski, Tiffany G (2014-11-26)Department: Hearing and Speech SciencesHEARING AND SPEECH SCIENCES The Stability and Validity of Automated Vocal Analysis in Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Early Stages of Language Development Tiffany Woynaroski Dissertation under the ...