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Discover more from ASHA's high-impact research journals: AJA, AJSLP, JSLHR, and LSHSS, all continuously published on the ASHAWire platform: pubs.asha.org
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This week's ASHA Convention will include hundreds of posters. Each year, fewer than 10% are selected as Meritorious Posters. Check out work from these award-winning authors in ASHA Journals! https://academy.pubs.asha.org/2025/11/top-researchers-from-the-2025-asha-convention-publish-in-asha-journals/
Top Researchers From the 2025 ASHA Convention Publish in ASHA Journals! - ASHA Journals Academy
Each year, hundreds of posters are presented at ASHA’s annual Convention. In fact, more than 1,800 posters were submitted this year! Of these posters, fewer than 10% are recognized as Meritorious Post...
academy.pubs.asha.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This week's ASHA Convention will include hundreds of posters. Each year, fewer than 10% are selected as Meritorious Posters. Check out work from these award-winning authors in ASHA Journals! https://academy.pubs.asha.org/2025/11/top-researchers-from-the-2025-asha-convention-publish-in-asha-journals/
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
https://on.asha.org/445Twq3
Multidimensional Perceptual Structure of Pediatric Dysphonia in Children With Glottal and Supraglottal Vibratory Sources
Purpose: Pediatric dysphonia can be categorized by the vibratory source used for voicing: the glottal vibratory source (GVS) and supraglottal vib...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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
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
https://on.asha.org/3K1Mdck #OpenAccess
Audiovisual Speech Perception With Less Familiar and Frequent Words
Purpose: Lexical factors, such as word frequency and neighborhood density, impact word recognition accuracy in challenging listening environments...
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November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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
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
https://on.asha.org/4iaZ08X
Changes in Audiology Visits at an Academic Audiology Practice Following the Food and Drug Administration Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Ruling
Purpose: In 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) permitted the sale of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids nationwide. The impact on audi...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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
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
Forum Highlights the Role of Genetics in the Sciences - ASHA Journals Academy
Many factors influence an individual’s speech and language—including genetics. New technologies have recently made investigating the genetic origins of various disorders possible, and these exciting b...
academy.pubs.asha.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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
Development of Extrinsic Normalization of Lexical Tones in Cantonese-Speaking Children
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the age by which Cantonese-speaking children reach adult level in using contextual cues to adjust for sp...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
#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
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Sung Speech Training Improves Prosodic Focus Marking in a Nondominant Language in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Introduction: Music and speech prosody share notable parallels, and music-based interventions have shown promise in fostering language developmen...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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
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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
Feasibility of Auditory-Perceptual Rating of Four Dimensions of Connected Speech in Aphasia
Purpose: The purpose of this preliminary research study was to evaluate the feasibility of directly rating four dimensions of connected speech in...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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
https://on.asha.org/47RD65M
Virtual Reality and Head Movements Across Different Planes: Investigating the Association Between Post-Exposure Symptoms and Dynamic Visual Acuity
Purpose: This study aims to investigate how visual acuity resulting from head motions in three planes (roll, yaw, and pitch) may affect the inten...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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
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
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Using Synthetic Data in Communication Sciences and Disorders to Promote Computational Reproducibility and Transparency
Purpose: Reproducibility is a core principle of science, and access to a study's data is essential to reproduce its findings. However, data shari...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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
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https://on.asha.org/4qR6SQO
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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
https://on.asha.org/47Go0jq
Testing Sentence-in-Noise Recognition With Synthetic Speech and Automatic Speech Recognition
Purpose: Characterizing speech-in-noise recognition is fundamental to both clinical audiology and hearing research. Current methods rely on human...
pubs.asha.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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
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
https://on.asha.org/4oAMWQU #dysphagia #bskySPEECHIES
Harmonization of Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing Practice: Pragmatic Implementation of Outcomes-Focused Procedures in the Acute Hospital Setting
Purpose: Flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) is widely used to assess dysphagia in acute care settings; however, there are curren...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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
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
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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
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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
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
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
Two New Special Collections Cover Generative AI and School Service Delivery - ASHA Journals Academy
When looking for resources on a hot topic in the sciences, knowing where to start is half the challenge. Luckily, we’ve done some of the work for you—with two new Special Collections! Special Collecti...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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
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November 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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
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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
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Acoustic Reflections of Vocal Adjustments Elicited With a Standard Reading Passage: Effect of Voice Disorders
Purpose: This study examined acoustic variations reflecting voice source and vocal tract filter adjustments while reading aloud the “Three Bears ...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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
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#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
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Acoustic Properties of –s Related Morphemes in English: A Methodological Reevaluation
Purpose: Seemingly homophonous English –s suffixes may have distinct phonetic realizations. Reports diverge on how plural, possessive, and third ...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
#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
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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
Are Band Importance Functions Related to Conventional Speech Perception Outcomes in Adult Cochlear Implant Listeners?
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine if the pattern of an adult cochlear implant (CI) participant's band importance function (B...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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
Read more in this #OpenAccess study: https://on.asha.org/3JhUVmA
Genomic Investigations of Spoken and Written Language Abilities: A Guide to Advances in Approaches, Technologies, and Discovery
Purpose: The aim of this tutorial is to show how the rise of molecular technologies
and analytical methods in human genetics yields exciting new ...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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
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
https://on.asha.org/43eapib #AAC
Comparing Two Vocabulary Interventions for Children Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of two vocabulary interventions (a structured, explicit instruction intervention and...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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
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
https://on.asha.org/4qPiILu
Validity and Reliability of the Transactional EXchanges in Texting for Aphasia Rating Scale
Purpose: Text messaging is an increasingly relevant rehabilitation target for people with aphasia (PWA). Given the chronicity of aphasia and the ...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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
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
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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
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#AUDPeeps
November 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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
#AUDPeeps
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
#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
https://on.asha.org/4oQ4dVS
Segment-Based Signal Typing and Predictive Modeling in Pediatric Dysphonia With Different Vibratory Sources
Purpose: Severe dysphonia in children often poses a challenge for conventional acoustic measurement methods due to the high degree of aperiodicit...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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
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
https://on.asha.org/4hDoATM #DevLangDis
The Impact of Whole-Classroom Narrative Interventions on Children's Narrative Language Development
Purpose: Developmental language disorder (DLD) affects an estimated 7%–10% of children in the United States, with some regions reporting signific...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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
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
https://on.asha.org/47xT2tP #DevLangDis
Executive Function Performance in Spanish-Speaking Children With Developmental Language Disorder: Uniformity and Variability
Purpose: Developmental language disorder (DLD) is often associated with deficits in executive functions (EFs), but the specific pattern of which ...
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November 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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
https://on.asha.org/47xT2tP #DevLangDis