Purpose: The authors aimed to establish whether 2 theoretically motivated interventions could improve use of verb argument structure in pupils with persistent specific language impairment (SLI). Method: Twenty-seven pupils with SLI (ages 11;0-16;1) participated in this randomized controlled trial with "blind" assessment. Participants were randomly…

The article analyzes therapeutic interactional styles with language disordered children, notes a shift in clinical goals and in clinical procedures as influenced by behaviorism, psycholinguistics, and sociolinguistics. A typical therapy session is described incorporating features that facilitate normal language acquisition (such as imitation and…

This study investigated the acquisition of word initial s clusters of 3-5 year old Dutch children with phonological disorders. Within these clusters, sl was produced correctly most often, whereas sn and sx were the more difficult clusters. In cluster reductions, s+obstruent and sl clusters reduction patterns followed the Sonority Sequencing…

The paper presents a symptom approach for the intervention of childhood language disorders. Intervention guidelines are presented in the following areas of functioning: two-word utterances, auxiliaries, grammatical structures, auditory comprehension, discourse, and symbolic play. Behavioral analysis, rather than etiological classification, forms…

The paper presents a rationale for the legitimacy of including limited English proficiency students in the caseload of the public school speech-language pathologist and provides an outline of language facilitation techniques and appropriate objectives for students at a beginning or a low intermediate level of English proficiency. (Author)

The study compared conversations of mothers with language impaired children--LIC--(4-6 years old) to conversations of mothers with linguistic achieving children. The experimental group consisted of 8 mother-child dyads, and 2 control groups consisted of 16 dyads, matched to chronological and linguistic age. Each dyad was recorded in two versions…

This paper examines the communication of autistic individuals and describes a speech therapy approach based on a view of speech as an archetypal reality, and suggests that the archetypal nature of speech manifests itself in autistic persons and that drumming or chanting can release the inner flow. Intervention techniques were used to create…

The article reviews normal developmental patterns for naming and discusses research comparing children with normal language and those with language disorders. Implications for assessment and intervention approaches for children with word finding difficulties are noted. (CL)

The case report describes the speech and language charactersitics of a five-year-old girl with Prader-Willi syndrome, a congential disorder (characterized by mental retardation and specific physical characteristics), and the language therapy procedures used over a 10-month period. (Author/SW)

The paper discusses some principles derived from the normal language development process that could be incorporated into a naturalistic approach for facilitating early language development in language delayed children. (SB)

The amount and type of disfluences in the speech of language delayed preschoolers receiving language therapy (N=9) and not (N=9) and nine normal controls were examined. Comparisons indicated that Ss who received language therapy had significantly more word and part word repititions than the other two groups. (Author)

Background: Parental and speech and language therapist (SLT) explanatory models may affect engagement with speech and language therapy, but there has been dearth of research in this area. This study investigated parents' and SLTs' views about language development, delay and intervention in pre-school children with language delay. Aims: The aims…

A speech/language remediation-intervention model is proposed to enhance processing of auditory information in students with language or learning disabilities. Such children have difficulty attending to language signals (verbal and nonverbal responses ranging from facial expressions and gestures to those requiring the generation of complex…