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Gierut, Judith A. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1990
This study evaluated whether variations in the structure of minimal versus maximal opposition treatments would result in empirical differences in phonological learning with three four-year-old boys who excluded at least six sounds from their phonetic and phonemic inventories. Results indicated that treatment of maximal oppositions led to greater…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Delayed Speech, Instructional Effectiveness, Males

Liles, Betty Z.; And Others – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1992
Disfluencies in the verbal and signed language of a 10-year-old moderately mentally retarded boy were analyzed. Discussion addresses implications for the accurate characterization of stuttering in manual communication and appropriate approaches to management in such cases. (DB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Intervention