A shift of treatment approach in speech language pathology services for children with speech sound disorders – a single case study of an intense intervention based on non-linear phonology and motor-learning principles

Hammarström, Inger Lundeborg; Svensson, Rose-Marie; Myrberg, Karin

doi:10.1080/02699206.2018.1552990

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“…Positive effect of treatment targeting speech motor control and speech intelligibility has been well documented across various clinical populations, including children with autism (Rogers et al, 2006), cerebral palsy (Pennington et al, 2010;Ward et al, 2009), dysarthria (Namasivayam et al, 2015), apraxia of speech (CAS) (Hammarstrom et al, 2019) and SSD children with jaw and orofacial involvement (SSD-MSI) (Square, 2014). However, fewer studies have implemented speech-motor learning in the treatment for SSD children with intact motor mechanisms.…”

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The Treatment Effect of Lingual Control Therapy on Disordered Putonghua Consonant Initials: A Single-Case Experimental Design

Lei

2023

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This case study examined the effect of a lingual control therapy based on motor learning principles in a 5; 30-year-old monolingual Putonghua-speaking girl with functional speech sound disorder (SSD). The participant received 1240-minute individual therapy sessions once a week over 6 months, wherein the spatiotemporal instruction for lingual training integrating auditory and visual feedback was given. Fisher's exact test and linear regression model were fitted to examine the differences in response accuracy between time points. The accuracy of training-(at phoneme and syllable level) and test-probes (at word and sentence level) both demonstrated positive change, indicating generalization of the treatment gains to larger linguistic units. Additionally, the place of articulation was found to mediate the treatment outcomes based on the linear regression with interaction results. Finally the possible underlying deficits in internal speech processing mechanism of the tongue musculature and the corresponding implications are explored. Findings from this study suggest that training in lingual motor control could improve distorted syllable-initial apical consonants in Putonghua-speaking children with SSD. Future research should investigate the generalization effect in a larger sample size.

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The Treatment Effect of Lingual Control Therapy on Disordered Putonghua Consonant Initials: A Single-Case Experimental Design

Lei

2023

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Tutorial: Motor-Based Treatment Strategies for /r/ Distortions

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Benway

Leece

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Purpose This tutorial summarizes current best practices in treating American English /r/ distortions in children with residual speech errors. Method To enhance the effectiveness of clinicians' cueing and feedback, the phonetics of /r/ production is reviewed. Principles of acquisition, which can inform how to practice /r/ in the early stages of therapy, are explained. Elements of therapy that lack scientific support are also mentioned. Results Although there is significant variability in /r/ production, the common articulatory requirements include an oral constriction, a pharyngeal constriction, tongue body lowering, lateral bracing, and slight lip rounding. Examples of phonetic cues and shaping strategies are provided to help clinicians elicit these movements to evoke correct /r/ productions. Principles of acquisition (e.g., blocked practice, frequent knowledge of performance feedback) are reviewed to help clinicians structure the earliest stages of treatment to establish /r/. Examples of approaches that currently lack scientific support include nonspeech oral motor exercises, tactile cues along the mylohyoid muscle, and heterogeneous groupings in group therapy. Conclusion Treatment strategies informed by phonetic science and motor learning theory can be implemented by all clinicians to enhance acquisition of /r/ for children with residual errors. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.12771329

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Phonological delay of segmental sequences in a Greek child’s speech

Babatsouli

Geronikou

2022

Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics

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A shift of treatment approach in speech language pathology services for children with speech sound disorders – a single case study of an intense intervention based on non-linear phonology and motor-learning principles

Abstract: (2019) A shift of treatment approach in speech language pathology services for children with speech sound disorders-a single case study of an intense intervention based on non-linear phonology and motor-learning principles,

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The Treatment Effect of Lingual Control Therapy on Disordered Putonghua Consonant Initials: A Single-Case Experimental Design

The Treatment Effect of Lingual Control Therapy on Disordered Putonghua Consonant Initials: A Single-Case Experimental Design

Tutorial: Motor-Based Treatment Strategies for /r/ Distortions

Phonological delay of segmental sequences in a Greek child’s speech

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