Study of a Parent Implemented Language Treatment for Young Children with Cleft Lip and/or Palate.

<p>There is little empirical evidence to indicate the efficacy of early intervention approaches used with young children with cleft lip and/or palate (CLP). The positive effects of a focused stimulation approach have been documented with children having speech and language deficits, although an articulation model has predominated in intervention of young children with CLP. This study examined the effects of a focused stimulation language intervention and a modification of focused stimulation that emphasized stop consonants through overaspiration of stops (Golding-Kushner, 2001). Four mother-child dyads participated in the study. Each mother received training regarding the implementation of the two treatments. The two interventions were counterbalanced among the four dyads and spanned a total of eight weeks in length. Results indicated that both of the treatments increased the vocabulary usage and reduced the number of compensatory articulation errors in the speech of the children.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MS (Master of Science)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - restricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Communicative Disorders

Year dc:date.issued

2002

Author dc:creator

• Brothers, Melissa Warner

• Intervention
• Glottal Stops
• Parent-implemented
• Vocabulary Development
• Compensatory Articulation Errors
• Cleft Palate
• Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Medicine and Health Sciences

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright by the authors.

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/661

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-1818