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Murray, Elizabeth; McCabe, Patricia; Ballard, Kirrie J. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2015
Purpose: This randomized controlled trial compared the experimental Rapid Syllable Transition (ReST) treatment to the Nuffield Dyspraxia Programme-Third Edition (NDP3; Williams & Stephens, 2004), used widely in clinical practice in Australia and the United Kingdom. Both programs aim to improve speech motor planning/programming for children…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Speech Impairments, Children, Syllables
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Murray, Elizabeth; McCabe, Patricia; Heard, Robert; Ballard, Kirrie J. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2015
Purpose: The gold standard for diagnosing childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is expert judgment of perceptual features. The aim of this study was to identify a set of objective measures that differentiate CAS from other speech disorders. Method: Seventy-two children (4-12 years of age) diagnosed with suspected CAS by community speech-language…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Children, Preadolescents, Clinical Diagnosis
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Lim, Jacqueline; McCabe, Patricia; Purcell, Alison – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2019
This study explored the feasibility of training school teaching assistants to provide the treatment, Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing to treat childhood apraxia of speech (CAS, also known as developmental verbal dyspraxia). The study used a single case experimental design across behaviours and a qualitative evaluation of teaching assistant…
Descriptors: Tactual Perception, Cues, Teaching Methods, Case Studies