title: Comparison of speechreading training regimens.
abstract: The regimen selected for use in speechreading training is an important consideration for audiological rehabilitation purposes and may play a role in its success. Short-term improvement on a commercially available speechreading training program was compared for two training regimens (daily and weekly). Two groups of university student volunteers (ages 20 to 31 years) (12 students per group) were trained daily or weekly on a vowel speechreading task. Percent correct was recorded for each training session. Both groups showed improved performance across training sessions, but there was no significant difference in improvement by type of training regimen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication Disorders, Auburn University, 1199 Haley Center, Auburn, AL 36849-5232, USA. blumsjt@auburn.edu
authors.forename: Judith T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Blumsack
authors.forename: Carolyn R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Bower
authors.forename: Margaret E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods; D012048:Correction of Hearing Impairment / Q000379:methods; D003463:Cues; D003638:Deafness / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008085:Lipreading; D008297:Male; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013067:Speech Perception; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology