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Predictors of Speech Severity and Inconsistency over Time in Children with Token-to-Token Inconsistency
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McNeill, Brigid; McIlraith, Autumn L.; Macrae, Toby; Gath, Megan; Gillon, Gail – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: The aim of this study was to describe and explain changes in severity of speech sound disorder (SSD) and token-to-token inconsistency in children with high levels of inconsistency. Method: Thirty-nine children (aged 4;6-7;11 [years;months]) with SSDs and high levels of token-to-token inconsistency were assessed every 6 months for 2 years…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Speech Language Pathology, Communication Disorders, Language Impairments
Integrating Best Practices in Language Intervention and Curriculum Design to Facilitate First Words
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Lederer, Susan Hendler – Young Exceptional Children, 2014
For children developing language typically, exposure to language through the natural, general language stimulation provided by families, siblings, and others is sufficient enough to facilitate language learning (Bloom & Lahey, 1978; Nelson, 1973; Owens, 2008). However, children with language delays (even those who are receptively and…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Language Acquisition, Curriculum Design, Early Intervention
Community-Based Early Intervention for Language Delay: A Preliminary Investigation
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Ciccone, Natalie; Hennessey, Neville; Stokes, Stephanie F. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2012
Background: A trial parent-focused early intervention (PFEI) programme for children with delayed language development is reported in which current research evidence was translated and applied within the constraints of available of clinical resources. The programme, based at a primary school, was run by a speech-language pathologist with…
Descriptors: Evidence, Early Intervention, Language Skills, Speech Language Pathology
A Qualitative Examination of Current Guidelines for Evidence-Based Practice in Child Language Intervention
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Brackenbury, Tim; Burroughs, Elizabeth; Hewitt, Lynne E. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2008
Purpose: The present investigation examines the time, effort, and resources that evidence-based practice (EBP) requires, and looks at what types of results are obtained. Method: Principles of EBP as outlined by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association were applied to 3 treatment case studies. Results: The cases took between 3 and 7 hr to…
Descriptors: Child Language, Guidelines, Case Studies, Language Acquisition
Handbook of Child Language Acquisition.
Ritchie, William C., Ed.; Bhatia, Tej K., Ed. – 1999
This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the major areas of research in the field of child language acquisition. It is divided into seven parts and 19 chapters. Part I is an introduction and overview. Part II covers central issues in the study of child language acquisition, focusing on syntax, including those of innateness, maturation, and…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Communication Disorders, Communication Problems
Communication Development and Disorders in African American Children: Research, Assessment, and Intervention.
Kamhi, Alan G., Ed.; And Others – 1996
The collection of papers on language development and African-American children includes: "The Challenges of Conducting Language Research with African American Children" (Holly K. Craig); "Issues in Recruiting African American Participants for Research" (Joyce L. Harris); "Issues in Assessing the Language Abilities of…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Black Dialects, Black Youth, Child Development