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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Armson, Joy; Kiefte, Michael – Journal of Fluency Disorders, 2008
The effects of SpeechEasy on stuttering frequency, stuttering severity self-ratings, speech rate, and speech naturalness for 31 adults who stutter were examined. Speech measures were compared for samples obtained with and without the device in place in a dispensing setting. Mean stuttering frequencies were reduced by 79% and 61% for the device…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Severity (of Disability), Adults, Oral Reading
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O'Donnell, Jennifer J.; Armson, Joy; Kiefte, Michael – Journal of Fluency Disorders, 2008
A multiple single-subject design was used to examine the effects of SpeechEasy on stuttering frequency in the laboratory and in longitudinal samples of speech produced in situations of daily living (SDL). Seven adults who stutter participated, all of whom had exhibited at least 30% reduction in stuttering frequency while using SpeechEasy during…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Assistive Technology, Longitudinal Studies, Adults
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Armson, Joy; Kiefte, Michael; Mason, Jessica; De Croos, Dayani – Journal of Fluency Disorders, 2006
The effect of SpeechEasy on stuttering frequency during speech produced in a laboratory setting was examined. Thirteen adults who stutter participated. Stuttering frequencies in two baseline conditions were compared to stuttering frequencies with the device fitted according to the manufacturer's protocol. The fitting protocol includes instructions…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Assistive Technology, Adults, Incidence