This section presents The Book of Abstracts of the 10th Congress of Baltic States Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs), together with the scientific e-posters prepared by congress participants. It highlights current research, professional experience, and recent developments in speech and language therapy.
All submitted e-posters are made available to congress participants both prior to and during the event, allowing attendees to explore the content at their own pace.
Participants are invited to vote for the Best E-Poster. Each vote helps determine the recipient of the Best E-Poster Prize, which will be awarded during the Closing Ceremony of the congress.
To promote academic dialogue and professional networking, informal “Meet the Author” sessions will be held during lunch and coffee breaks at the Speaker Corner. The scheduled times for these sessions are indicated under each topic heading in this section.
“MEET THE AUTHOR” SESSION: FRIDAY, 10.04.2026. 12.00 – 13.00
P1 Gestures as a Compensatory Strategy in Late Talkers: Supportive Mechanism or Masking Risk Indicators?
Rita Kantanavičiūtė-Petružė, Laura Kantanavičiūtė-Kuliešienė (Lithuania)
P2 Language Development Characteristics and Therapy Strategies for a Primary School Student with Williams Syndrome
Krista Brasla, Mara Domiceviča (Latvia)
P3 Development of Communication, Language, and Speech in Preschool-Aged Children Through the Application of Artificial Intelligence: An Educational Institutional Perspective
Giedrė Černikienė, Inga Maciulevičienė (Lithuania)
P4 Historical Perspectives on the Terminology of Childhood Language Disorders of Unknown Aetiology: Towards DLD
Simona Daniute, Daiva Kairiene (Lithuania)
P5 Theory of Mind Development in 5-6-Year-Old Children with Developmental Language Disorder
Daiga Timbare (Latvia)
P6 Language in Formation: Parental Knowledge of Evidence-Based Information About Early Language Development
María Rós Kristjánsdóttir, Thora Másdóttir, Signý Gunnarsdóttir, Bjartey Sigurðardóttir (Iceland)
P7 Development of Listening and Communication Skills of a Child with an Auditory Brainstem Implant: A Case Study
Annika Valk-Vaht, Anneli Ojaste, Lagle Lehes (Estonia)
P8 Challanging Behaviour in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder : HAASTE Model in Speech Language Therapy
Rasa Memėnė, Julija Grigėnaitė (Lithuania)
P9 Rapid Automatized Naming in Preschool-Age Children with Developmental Language Disorder
Vilma Baltrušaitytė, Simona Daniutė (Lithuania)
P10 A game in Speech Therapy Corrective Development Model to Reduce Phonetic Phonemic Deficiency
Ilze Vilka (Latvia)
P11 Grammatical Errors in the Diagnosis of Language Impairment in Russian-Estonian Bilingual Children
Kristina Maria Morozov, Marika Padrik (Estonia)
P12 Experiences of Autistic Parents in Developing Social Communication Skills in Their Autistic Children
Jurgita Mite, Julija Grigenaite (Lithuania)
“MEET THE AUTHOR” SESSION: FRIDAY, 10.04.2026. 15.00 – 15.30
P13 Specific Features of Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders in Preschool-Age Children with Speech Sound Disorder: Exploratory Research
Viktorija Jakštaitė, Simona Daniutė (Lithuania)
P14 The Impact of Mouth Breathing on the Articulation of /s/ and /z/ in 4–6 Year-Old Children
Paula Melgaile, Baiba Trinite (Latvia)
P15 Integrating MyotonPro as a Digital Tool for Optimizing Speech-Language Therapy Practice: A Research Protocol on Orofacial Muscle Assessment in Children
Laura Žalienė, Vilma Šliožienė (Lithuania)
P16 Speech Intelligibility in Children with Submucous Cleft Palate: A Case Study
Ilze Ozola, Zane Tumševica (Latvia)
“MEET THE AUTHOR” SESSION: FRIDAY, 10.04.2026. 15.00 – 15.30
P17 Assessment of Pre-School Children Who Stutter: The Perspective of Polish and Lithuanian Speech and Language Therapists
Maria Faściszewska (Poland), Vilma Makauskiene (Lithuania)
P18 Leveraging Expert-Knowledge-Aware Machine Learning, Multi-Objective Optimization and GenAI for Discovery of Personalized Path to Speech Fluency in Hard-to-Treat Cases
Valeriy Gavrishchaka, Marina Orlova, Zhenyi Yang, Andrey Makeyev, Rebecca Miao,Victoria Smirnova (USA)
P19 Psychological Challenges in Adults Who Stutter
Anna Stoljarova (Estonia)
“MEET THE AUTHOR” SESSION: SATURDAY, 11.04.2026. 11.30 – 12.30
P20 When Language Betrays: Aphasia From a Linguistic Perspective
Aurelija Meškerevičiūtė (Lithuania)
P21 Optimizing Verbal Communication in Tracheostomized Patients: Development of a Clinical Decision Matrix for One‑Way Valve Use and Above‑Cuff Vocalisation
Kadri Taim (Estonia)
P22 Interpersonal Communication in Older Adults with Risks of Voice and Swallowing Disorders in Residential Care
Linda Konovalenko, Simona Maule, Baiba Trinite (Latvia)
P23 Patient Guide for Peripheral Facial Nerve Palsy in Flaccid Phase
Raili Vaidlo, Kaija Põldsepp, Maria Pern (Estonia)
P24 Language Assessment in Awake Brain Surgery: SLT Role and Toolbox Within the Estonian Intraoperative Protocol
Kadri Taim, Andres Köster (Estonia)
“MEET THE AUTHOR” SESSION: SATURDAY, 11.04.2026. 11.30 – 12.30
P25 Warm-Up Exercises for Choir Singers: The Effects of Warm-Ups on Community Choir Singers‘ Vocal Quality and Experience
Anna Bjarnsteinsdóttir, Thora Másdóttir (Iceland), Baiba Trinite (Latvia), Katherine Verdolini Abbott (USA)
P26 Undergraduate Students’ Experience Receiving a Three Week Professional Voice Development Program
Anete Rjabinina, Daiga Timbare , Indra Lipska, Baiba Trinite (Latvia), Aliaa Khidr (Egypt, USA)
P27 Preparing Future Clinicians: Student Evaluation of Progress in the Smith Accent Technique
Daiga Timbare, Indra Lipska, Anete Rjabinina, Baiba Trinite (Latvia), Aliaa Khidr (Egypt, USA)
P28 Validation of the Acoustic Voice Quality Index Version 03.01 in Latvian
Marta Mezaraupa, Baiba Trinite (Latvia)
P29 Functioning and Quality of Life Outcomes After Total Laryngectomy with Primary Voice Prosthesis: A Case Study
Laura Beate Bulina, Baiba Trinite (Latvia)
P30 Recognition and Prevention of Voice Disorders Among Primary School Teachers
Saulenė Žardalevičiūtė (Lithuania)
P31 Intensive Voice Treatment (the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment-LSVT LOUD-) for Individuals with Wilson’s Disease and Adult Cerebral Palsy: Two Case Reports
Esra Ertan (Germany), Hakan I. Gürvit, Haşmet H. Hanağası, Başar Bilgiç, Müge A. Tunçer, Cemil Yılmazc (Turkey)
“MEET THE AUTHOR” SESSION: SATURDAY, 11.04.2026. 14.30 – 15.00
P32 Developing a Multidisciplinary Collaboration Protocol Between Special Education Teachers and Speech-Language Therapists for Children With Severe Intellectual Disabilities and Complex Communication Needs
Darja Lipska-Iščuka, Laura Ilze Rode-Treigūte (Latvia)
P33 Assessing Pragmatic Skills in School-Aged Children: Adaptation of the Estonian TOPICC Assessment Scale
Anneli Paulus, Elerin Põder, Kristiina Jalakas (Estonia)
P34 Adaptation of the British Dyslexia Association Checklist and its Potential for Use as a Dyslexia Identification Tool in Latvia
Gundega Tomele, Anita Palapa (Latvia)
P35 Preparation of Future and Practicing Lithuanian SLTs for Working with Reading Disorders in Children
Miglė Butkutė, Simona Daniutė (Lithuania)
P36 Profile of the Primary Language School “Valodiņa”
Viktorija Saldava-Reice, Sarmīte Tūbele (Latvia)
P37 Prevention of Reading and Writing Difficulties in the Pre-School Years
Daiva Mačiūnaitė, Ingrida Kurmanskienė, Dalia Šukienė (Lithuania)
P38 Teachers’ Experience, Knowledge, and Needs in Using Text-to-Speech (TTS) Technologies for Students with Developmental Dyslexia
Dagnija Kumeliņa, Sarmīte Tūbele (Latvia)
P39 Difficulties in Differentiating Acoustically and Articulatorily Close Consonants in the Writing Tasks among Children with Writing Difficulties
Inese Stikova, Baiba Trinite (Latvia)
P40 Enhancing Preposition and Conjuction Acquisition through Remote Interactive Learning: A Case Study
Ilze Zaharane (Latvia)
The SLT Baltic Congress 2026 will feature virtual e-poster sessions to highlight the scientific contributions of accepted abstracts.
Authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to prepare a PDF presentation (up to 10 slides) using the official template: strongertogethertemplate.pptx.
Final e- poster submissions must be sent to abstracts@sltbaltic.eu no later than March 30, 2026.
All submitted e-posters will be made available to the congress audience prior to and during the event, offering attendees the opportunity to engage with the research at their own pace.
To foster academic dialogue and networking, informal “Meet the Author” sessions will take place during lunch and coffee breaks at the Speaker Corner. These sessions provide a relaxed setting to connect with authors and discuss their work over coffee or a meal.
The Best E-Poster Prize will be awarded during the Closing Ceremony of the congress.
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