Children with a cleft palate ([+ or -] cleft lip; CP[+ or -]L) can have difficulties communicating and participating in daily life, yet speech-language pathologists typically focus on speech production during routine assessments. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: Children and Youth Version (ICF-CY; World Health Organization, 2007) provides a framework for h…
Purpose: Language sample collection and analysis provides important information regarding the language abilities of individuals for whom standardized testing may not be appropriate, such as persons who use augmentative and alternative communication (PWUAACs). Despite its clinical utility, language sample collection and analysis has not been fully incorporated into the assessment of PWUAACs due …
Purpose: Patients with communication impairments including speech, language, cognition, or hearing disorders face many barriers to communication in health care settings. These patients report loss of autonomy in health care decision making, are at increased risk for medical errors, and are less satisfied with health care than patients without communication disorders. Although medical students r…
Children acquire communication skills within a socially and culturally influenced context. Communication professionals need to be aware of the ways cultural differences influence communication. This article describes the influence of cultural backgrounds on communication patterns along a continuum of behaviors. The purpose is to review relevant literature as an operating framework for professio…
This study analyzes the connections among multilingual language practices, multilingual literacy practices, and social identities in two Sunni madrassahs in Mauritius. The study is framed by sociolinguistic and poststructuralist perspectives on language and identity, and social practice views of literacy. Data collection and analysis involved observations, interviews, and the analysis of writte…
In the wake of global economy, communication skill in the world of business in English is considered the first and foremost asset of an organisation. Employability of an individual is determined not only by the knowledge in his field but by a set of communication skills including written communication in English as well. Business writing is a highly required skill for all the organisations arou…
Anyone attempting to write a book on Second Language Acquisition (SLA) needs to be selective, for SLA is, in fact, an umbrella term for a wealth of topics, ranging from language learning theories to language teaching methods and techniques, from individual and psychological issues to sociological and multicultural issues, and from macro bilingual education policies to micro classroom management…
The notion of quality is rather new in the arena of developing countries like Pakistan. In Pakistan, this notion was introduced quite after the establishment of HEC in 2002 during the Musharraf regime. The 21st century is the century of economic development. The objective of each nation is to achieve sustainable, social and economic development that is only being achieved through the quality ed…
The present study was conducted to find out the effectiveness of Parent Teachers' Association (PTA) in Islamabad Capital Territory. Sample of 50 Schools was selected through stratified random sampling technique from 102 Federal Government Secondary Schools of Islamabad Capital Territory. Ten secondary schools (5 male, 5 female) were selected from each area under the control of five education of…
Education must attend to all facets of life. Dr. K. Parvathi Kumar (2005) suggests that "Education is systemized development of mind, senses, soul and body to facilitate complete human expression." Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudeva (2015) writes that "The quality of one's life depends on how well one manages one's body, mind, emotions, situations and home; one's communities and nations- life in general. …