Background and Purpose: The purpose of this article is to describe single-case studies and
contrast them with case studies and randomized clinical trials. We highlight current research …

Purpose: Cleft lip and/or palate (CLP) is a common birth defect, and after reconstructive
surgery, about 50% of children at 5 years of age have speech deviations and are referred to …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of two different speech therapy
approaches, a traditional motor-phonetic approach and a linguistic-phonological approach …

Purpose: This is a pilot study to apply an articulatory kinematic speech intervention that uses
the principles of motor learning (PML) to improve speech and resonance outcomes for …

Abstract Background/Aims: Percent consonant correct (PCC) was originally described by
Shriberg and Kwiatkowski [J Speech Hear Disord. 1982 Aug; 47 (3): 256–70] as a severity …

Marginal velopharyngeal inadequacy (MVPI) is a particular status of velopharyngeal closure
after cleft palate repair. The physiological and phonological characteristics of patients with …

Introduction At present, there is growing interest in combined phonetic-phonological
approaches to treat active speech errors in children with a cleft (lip and) palate (CP±L) …

Background/aims In resource-limited countries, traditional models for speech therapy
delivery are not adequate to reach all patients in need. In those countries, intensive speech …

Purpose: Speech-language pathologists usually apply a “one size fits all” approach to
eliminate compensatory cleft speech characteristics (CSCs). It is necessary to investigate …

Objective This study aims to investigate the immediate effect of straw phonation on the
phonation of Persian-speaking children with repaired cleft palate. Study Design Quasi …