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Júlia Florit-Pons; Alfonso Igualada; Pilar Prieto – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2025
Purpose: The present study aims to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a novel multi-tiered narrative intervention program--the multimodal narrative (MMN) program--in Catalan that was co-created to boost preschool children's narrative and pragmatic skills. Method: First, we describe here in detail the novel program, which…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Multi Tiered Systems of Support, Intervention
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Norma O'Leary; Caoimhe Lyons; Pauline Frizelle – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Key Word Signing (KWS) is one system that can be used to support the communication needs of children with Down syndrome (DS) who attend mainstream school. The success of KWS in schools is mediated by staff experiences and perceptions of KWS. The current study is one of the first to explore KWS use in mainstream schools. Aims: To…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Sign Language, Students with Disabilities
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Finnimore, Ann; Theodoros, Deborah; Rumbach, Anna F. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2022
Background: Debilitating speech and communication changes in Parkinson's disease (PD) lead to diminished quality of life for people with PD and their communication partners. Maintenance of the long-term effects of treatment such as LSVT LOUD® remains equivocal. Development of supported long-term maintenance programs is warranted. Aims: This…
Descriptors: Program Development, Program Implementation, Self Management, Neurological Impairments
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Erickson, Shane; Bridgman, Kate; Furlong, Lisa; Stark, Hannah – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: The impact of stuttering can be significant, and effective treatment is critical. Despite evidence supporting direct treatment approaches for school-age children who stutter, a complex set of barriers can prevent access at school. One potential solution is telepractice. To date, however, there is no published evidence regarding the use of…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Program Implementation, Telecommunications
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Broen, Patricia A.; Westman, Martha J. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1990
Parents of 12 preschool children with delayed phonological development were taught to model, reinforce, and in other ways teach their children speech production skills. The speech production skills of experimental subjects improved significantly compared to a period of no intervention and to a contrast group receiving no intervention. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parents as Teachers, Phonology, Preschool Children
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Ruddy, Bari Hoffman; Sapienza, Christine M. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2004
The role of the speech-language pathologist (SLP) has developed considerably over the last 10 years given the medical and technological advances in life-sustaining procedures. Over time, children born with congenital, surgical, or "medically fragile" conditions have become mainstreamed into regular school-based settings, thus extending…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Speech Language Pathology, Voice Disorders, Mainstreaming
Yoder, David E.; And Others – 1990
This report describes personnel development issues relating to the involvement of occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language pathologists in implementing Part H of Public Law 99-457, which calls for early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. To determine personnel needs for…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation