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Browsing Voice for All - 2014 by Author "Hettiarachchi, S."

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Developing and validating a Sinhala phonology assessment for children aged between 3 to 6 years: trends observed and lessons learnt

Nonis, P.D.M.; Ranaweera, M.; Saleem, S.; Udugama, K.L.L.G.; Lokubalasuriya, T.; Hettiarachchi, S. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

Clinical experience of speech and language therapists working in Sri Lanka has put into question the current reliance on norms for English (Grunwell, 1985) to determine a child’s speech skills and phonological acquisition ...
Effect of an Experiential Dysphagia Workshop on Caregivers’ Knowledge, Confidence, Anxiety and Behaviour during Mealtimes

Kitnasamy, G.; Bandara, M.M.M.K.; Subajini, A.A.N.; Hettiarachchi, S. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

Children with cerebral palsy who have associated feeding difficulties are at risk of aspiration and poor nutrition. This study aimed to measure the changes in knowledge, confidence and anxiety among 21 Sri Lankan caregivers ...
‘Giving Voice’: The Effectiveness of an experiential workshop to increase the knowledge and use of alternative augmentative communication (AAC) devices among teachers

Bandara, M.M.M.K.; Subajini, A.A.N.; Kitnasamy, G.; Udugama, K.L.L.G.; Dharmarathna, I.; Hettiarachchi, S. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

Many children/ adults who use AAC need to develop the ability to socialize, answer yes/no questions, respond to a wide variety of questions, offer and request for assistance, and express views, feelings and attitudes ...
Language Skills of 2-5 Year Old Children with Profound Hearing Loss Undergoing Auditory-Oral Education Compared to Typically-Developing Peers.

Waidyasekara, C.; Rajapaksha, N.; Herath, K.; Hettiarachchi, S. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

Hearing impairment is the most frequent sensory defect that leads to communication difficulties and critical to speech and language development, communication, and learning. The objectives were to compare the language ...
A Normative Study on Phonological Error Patterns Exhibited by 3 (3; 0-3; 11) Year Old Sinhala-Speaking Children in the Matale District

Udugama, K.L.L.G.; Hettiarachchi, S. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

In Sri Lanka, very limited research has been conducted on Sinhala phonological development. In the studies conducted, some language-specific features have been identified that are different to English (Nonis et al ...
Views of Teachers, Caregivers and Children with Cerebral Palsy on the Understanding and Use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems in Sri Lanka

Saleem, S.; Bandara, M.M.M.K.; Subajini, A.A.N.; Udugama, K.L.L.G.; Dharmaratne, I.; Kitnasamy, G.; Hettiarachchi, S. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

Every child’s and adult’s right to communicate is a basic human right, promoted by the Disability Rights Movement. However, the use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) modes remains ambiguous, possibly ...

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