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Extending Complexity to Word-Final Position via Telepractice: Intervention Effects for English-Speaking Children with Speech Sound Disorder
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Irina Potapova; Abby John; Sonja Pruitt-Lord; Jessica Barlow – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2025
Purpose: Phonologically complex targets (e.g., [pl-]) are understood to facilitate widespread gains following speech sound intervention, and yet, available research largely features word-"initial" clusters. The present study investigates intervention effects following treatment of complex clusters presented in word-"final"…
Descriptors: Children, Speech Impairments, Articulation Impairments, Speech Language Pathology
The Relationship between Language Difficulties, Psychosocial Difficulties and Speech-Language Pathology Service Access in the Community
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Trembath, David; Conti-Ramsden, Gina; Xie, Gang; Cook, Fallon; Reilly, Sheena – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2021
Background: A range of factors may impact whether children access speech-language pathology (SLP) services, beyond their communication difficulties. For instance, co-occurring psychosocial difficulties may amplify children's observable difficulties, leading to greater access. It is important to examine such associations because they may reflect…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Language Impairments, Speech Impairments, Health Services
Supporting the Mental Health of Children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs: The Views and Experiences of Parents
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Hobson, Hannah; Kalsi, Mya; Cotton, Louise; Forster, Melanie; Toseeb, Umar – Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 2022
Background and aims: A high rate of children in mental health services have poor language skills, but little evidence exists on how mental health support is delivered to and received by children with language needs. This study looked at parental experiences, asking parents of children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) about…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Language Impairments, Speech Impairments, Communication Problems
Population Estimates, Health Care Characteristics, and Material Hardship Experiences of U.S. Children with Parent-Reported Speech-Language Difficulties: Evidence from Three Nationally Representative Surveys
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Sonik, Rajan A.; Parish, Susan L.; Akorbirshoev, Ilhom; Son, Esther; Rosenthal, Eliana – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2014
Purpose: To provide estimates for the prevalence of parent-reported speech-language difficulties in U.S. children, and to describe the levels of health care access and material hardship in this population. Method: We tabulated descriptive and bivariate statistics using cross-sectional data from the 2007 and 2011/2012 iterations of the National…
Descriptors: Children, National Surveys, Incidence, Access to Health Care