Presented is a series of studies in which the efficacy of applying operant conditioning methodologies to the problem of stuttering was examined. One requirement was that the designed therapeutic programs utilize only verbal contingent stimuli (reinforcers and punishers) in the traditional therapeutic setting (client and therapist seated together…

An experimental public school speech therapy program is described, which offers automated, programed instruction in sound production and auditory training. The experiment includes self-teaching methods, as well as utilization of paraprofessional personnel under the supervision of a qualified speech therapist. Although the automated program was…

To determine the effectiveness of group articulation therapy, 180 educable retarded children in special classes (average age 9, average IQ 70), all of whom had articulation problems, were rated on the Carter/Buck Prognostic Speech Test and a picture version of McDonald's deep test of articulation. Subjects were then randomly assigned to one of…

A description of current practices and trends in secondary school speech pathology programs was derived from answers to a questionnaire sent to 250 school speech clinicians in the United States. (Author)

Five papers describe clinical research completed by graduate students in speech-language pathology and audiology. The first study examines the linguistic input of three adults (a mother, teacher, and clinician) to a language impaired 8-year-old. The clinician's approach, less directive than that of the other two, facilitated spontaneous speech and…

The hypothesis that a language training (vocabulary building) or lexical approach to the remediation of final sound omissions may be an effective method of therapy was tested with a 6-year-old trainable mentally retarded boy. (Author/GW)

Investigated with a 26-year-old male graduate student were the immediate and long-term effects of social reinforcement and feedback on the incidence of stuttering. The S's speech dysfluencies were recorded under baseline and intervention conditions in three settings: two classes the S taught and a weekly hour-long conversation period with peers.…

Ten children (4- to 7-years-old) receiving articulation and language therapy and their student clinicians were evaluated on the Analysis of Behavior of Clinicians System to determine the length of time necessary to obtain a representative sample of clinician-client interaction during a therapy session. Approximately 10 minutes after the clinician…