Pediatric resources

Comparing Traditional and Tablet-Based Intervention for Children With Speech Sound Disorders (2019)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Subjects/Methods/Design: The authors conducted a randomized controlled trial with an end total of 22 children with speech sound disorders. The subjects were randomly assigned to either the tablet group or the table-top group, and were all assessed post-intervention. Each subject had a diagnosed speech sound disorder, with thorough assessments from speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and psychologists. […]
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Effect of Orthodontic Management and Orofacial Muscle Training Protocols on the Correction of Myofunctional and Myoskeletal Problems in Developing Dentition. A Systematic Review and Meta- Analysis. Orthodontics & Craniofacial Research (2018)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Description of Search Methods: The authors used an extensive online search on various electronic databases. The articles searched for must have been randomized controlled trials or controlled clinical trials, had to have subjects with developing dentition (no specific age range, but included children up to the age of 12), had to have used interventions to […]
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Social Skills Training for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children Aged 5 to 18 Years (2019)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Description of Search Methods: The authors conducted an online search using a variety of electronic databases, and did not apply a limit to language or year of publication. The authors also contacted experts in this area of research for deeper information on current studies. Results/Findings: After extensive searching, a total of 25 randomised clinical trials […]
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Including Nonlinguistic Processing Tasks in the Identification of Developmental Language Disorder (2019)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Participants/Design/Method: The participants in this study were in the age range of 6-10 years, spoke English only, or both Spanish and English; some of the children had DLD and the others were typically developing. The subjects had to have passed a hearing screening, and scored within the average range for nonverbal intelligence. There was a […]
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Effectiveness of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy in Orthodontic Patients: A Systematic Review (2014)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Description of Search Methods: The authors conducted an online search using several electronic databases including BIREME and LILACS. The search was narrowed to articles from 1965-2011 using specific keywords. A quality assessment was used in the search to reduce bias. Results/Findings: During initial stages of the search, 355 articles were yielded. After applying eligibility criteria […]
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Involvement of Parents in Intervention for Childhood Speech Sound Disorders (2016)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Description of Search Methods: An online database search was conducted, resulting in a final number of 76 articles appraised in this review. Studies must have been published between 1979-2013 and in English, and included reports on intervention for phonological and/or articulation impairment/delay. Data extraction and analysis were completed in two parts: 1) identify studies with […]
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Social Communication and Self-Regulation Intervention for School-Age Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (2019)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Method: The authors included children and their parents in this study, with a total of 17 children with ASD. The children must have had an official diagnosis of Autism, must have been in a regular classroom 80% of the time, have at least 1st grade reading skills, and be able to participate in sessions away […]
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Pediatric Dysphagia: Physiology, Assessment, and Management (2015)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Normal Swallowing – Children with normal swallow physiology have typical phases of the swallow including the oral phase, swallow reflex, pharyngeal phase, and esophageal phase. These phases are “reflexive and voluntary,” but as infants grow, the oral phase becomes more voluntary. Typically developing children have adequate mastication which has 1) “appropriate sensory registration of the […]
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Improving Intelligibility in Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (2015)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Description of Search Methods: An online search was conducted on a variety of electronic databases to find scholarly articles best fit for this systematic review. The studies must have had subjects under nine years of age with a diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech (and no other developmental speech disorders), had results on intelligibility and […]
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Identifying Children with Needs Using a Brief, Whole Classroom Screen (2019)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Description of Search Methods: The authors used both a classroom screening and individual assessment to conduct this research study. Screens were completed in elementary schools in South Carolina (subjects: 690 first- and second-grade students). Items from the Test for Reception of Grammar-2 were chosen for the screen to evaluate childrens’ comprehension of English grammar structures. […]
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