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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology) by Type "Thesis"
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-05-17)Access and use of academic information by adolescents with hearing loss is important to assure their academic success. Learners with hearing loss experience problems regarding communication, literacy, and information ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-10-03)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-06-25)Some children with severe to profound hearing loss are implanted with a cochlear implant on the hypothesis that short-term outcomes in auditory receptive skills can be utilized into greater social independence and quality ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-10-15)Large numbers of South African mine workers incur noise-induced hearing loss. The prevalence of noise-induced hearing loss is such that its financial implications for the industry are significant. This situation is often ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Unidentified hearing loss has a negative impact on a child’s speech, language and communication abilities. This in turn creates a barrier to social development and educational achievement placing a child at a risk for ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)According to South African Curriculum Assessment Policy Statements, learners’ first language should be the language of learning and teaching in Grade R. However, there is a mismatch between policy and practice since ...
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Development and validation of a South African English smartphone-based speech-in-noise hearing test (University of Pretoria, 2017)Approximately 80% of the adult and elderly population ≥65 years have not been assessed or treated for a hearing loss, despite the effect a hearing loss has on communication and quality of life (World Health Organization ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)There is a dearth of validated neonatal feeding assessment instruments available for use in clinical practice in resource-constrained developing contexts. The Neonatal Feeding Assessment Scale (NFAS) was developed to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-07-09)Research guides the parameters for assessment and treatment of individuals with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P). Most developing countries cannot provide an adequate standard of cleft care, due to limited resources. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-05-17)Various assessments and international studies have shown that learners in South African schools experience challenges and perform poorly with respect to literacy and numeracy. To become competitive in the global arena, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-06-14)South Africa is a developing country and children in South Africa are at a high risk for developing communication disorders with more than 10% of children under three likely to have communication disorders. The ideal is ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)The study examined developmental screening and communication delays in infants from underserved PHC contexts in South Africa. More specifically the Road to Health Booklet (RTHB) checklist was compared to a standardized ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Background: Screening tools are often developed and standardised in high-income countries (HICs), then adapted and translated for lower-middle income countries (LMICs) to save costs of developing a new tool. However, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-02-10)In South Africa, the current movement towards the inclusion of children with disabilities, including children with hearing loss, is likely to have far-reaching consequences for both teachers and learners. Undoubtedly, needs ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Hearing loss is considered a global health concern with 466 million people affected worldwide. Current hearing health care delivery models are based on several consecutive face-to-face consultations that occur in-person. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2000)The study identifies the increase in populations at risk for communication disorders world-wide and in South Africa as one the reasons for research to develop early communication intervention (ECI) services as a societal ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-10-29)The transition towards family-centered practice in early childhood intervention has shifted the focus from looking at the child in isolation towards understanding the child in context. The primary context for the child’s ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Hearing loss is a significant global health concern. Its prevalence is exceptionally high in many African countries where hearing healthcare resources and services remain inaccessible. The aim of this research project was ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Hearing loss is a serious disability that not only affects the individual and the family but also places a heavy burden on resources of communities and countries. Access to hearing care is unfortunately limited and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2004)The entire context of South African education is undergoing a slow, yet definite metamorphosis, and inclusion is now nationally both a constitutional imperative and an unequivocal reality. Teachers are the key role-players ...
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