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Peer reviewedRyan, Bruce P.; Ryan, Barbara Van Kirk – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1995
Two operant speech treatment programs for establishing fluent speech--Delayed Auditory Feedback and Gradual Increase in Length and Complexity of Utterance--were compared, with 24 elementary-secondary level students. Both programs produced important improvement in fluency in a reasonable time period and resulted in similar levels of transfer and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Generalization, Maintenance, Program Effectiveness
Download full textRyan, Bruce P. – Behavior Analyst Today, 2004
This is a review of the contingency management literature and current related treatment programs for stuttering in childhood: the Lidcombe Program, Gradual Increase in Length and Complexity of Utterance (GILCU), and Prolongation (PS). Treatment efficacy research has shown these treatments to be effective and efficient for children, but there…
Descriptors: Contingency Management, Stuttering, Speech Therapy, Outcomes of Treatment
Peer reviewedRyan, Bruce P. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1992
This study of 20 stuttering and 20 nonstuttering preschool children found that stuttering children scored lower on 7 out of 8 language measures, with no significant intergroup differences on articulation proficiency or fluency. There were few significant correlations between measures of stuttering rate, speaking rate, and language performance…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Comparative Analysis, Language Fluency, Language Proficiency
