2020
Auditory-perceptual acuity in rhotic misarticulation: baseline characteristics and treatment response
Cialdella L, Kabakoff H, Preston J, Dugan S, Spencer C, Boyce S, Tiede M, Whalen D, McAllister T. Auditory-perceptual acuity in rhotic misarticulation: baseline characteristics and treatment response. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics 2020, 35: 19-42. PMID: 32242467, PMCID: PMC7541403, DOI: 10.1080/02699206.2020.1739749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResidual speech errorsSpeech errorsAssociated with greater treatment responseTreatment responseProduction accuracyAssessed prior to treatmentAbilities of childrenAuditory-perceptual tasksRhotic soundsChildren aged 9Identification of itemsBiofeedback efficacyComparison groupAged 9Accurate productionCompleted treatmentPeriod of treatmentChildrenBiofeedbackVisual biofeedbackBaseline characteristicsAcuityBaselineMisarticulationsAcute perception
2019
Remediating Residual Rhotic Errors With Traditional and Ultrasound-Enhanced Treatment: A Single-Case Experimental Study.
Preston J, McAllister T, Phillips E, Boyce S, Tiede M, Kim J, Whalen D. Remediating Residual Rhotic Errors With Traditional and Ultrasound-Enhanced Treatment: A Single-Case Experimental Study. American Journal Of Speech-Language Pathology 2019, 28: 1167-1183. PMID: 31170355, PMCID: PMC6802922, DOI: 10.1044/2019_ajslp-18-0261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUltrasound visual feedbackSingle-case experimental studySpeech sound learningTreatment orderResidual rhotic errorsGroup-level studiesUntreated wordsStages of learningGroup-level comparisonsSound learningRhotic errorsNaive listenersTraditional treatmentTreatment conditionsTreatment responseAged 9SessionsVocalizationsIndividual variationMonitor progressVisual feedbackChildrenReverse treatment orderParticipants