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Description of Method:Inclusion criteria for online databases were 1) most of the samples had to be 2yo to 5y11mo children with “at risk” label for speech and language impairment (w/o concomitant disorders); 2) be an RCT, experimental and quasi-experimental studies, and/or case studies; and 3) one outcome measure must have discussed speech/ language/communication. The authors […]

Description of Methods, Participants, and Design:The authors of this study used 3 sources to gather as much information as possible. The first was using 13 databases with the search terms children, consonant, acquisition, development. The second was compiling studies collected at conferences, fellow colleagues, and international clinics. The third source consisted of articles collected from […]

The authors of this study provide rationales, examples, and key empirical evidence on each strategy. Below is a brief synopsis of what they found and reported:Provide access to Augmentative and Alternative CommunicationClinicians use all sorts of forms of AAC such as picture exchange, Big Mac buttons, and communication books when working with children who have […]

Participants, Design, and Procedures:Participants in this study consisted of 57 (92 originally invited; 57 accepted; 14 were available for face to face meeting and 43 were available for an online meeting) experts/specialists in multilingual speech and speech acquisition from all over the world. Included in the “Expert Panel” were speech-language pathologists, phoneticians, and linguists; all […]

Participants & Design:Seven children with persistent speech sound disorders whose errors were not remediated in traditional therapy participated in this study. These subjects had a variety of articulation errors, which the authors felt was important to show the effectiveness of this method for more than just treating /r/.Two baseline probes (weeks 1 and 6) were […]