The Application of Naturalistic Conversation Training to Speech Production in Children With Speech Disabilities

Abstract

The purpose of this experiment was to test the effectiveness of including speech production into naturalistic conversation training for 2 children with speech production disabilities. A multiple baseline design across behaviors (target phonemes) and across subjects (for the same phoneme) indicated that naturalistic conversation training resulted in improved spontaneous speech production. The implications of these findings are discussed relative to existing models of speech production training and other aspects of communication disorders.

Abordagem contrastiva na terapia dos desvios fonológicos: considerações teóricas

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“…Response prompts involve the different ways prompts are presented or removed (i.e., antecedent prompt and fade, simultaneous prompting, most-to-least prompting, system of least prompts, time delay, graduated guidance, mand-model, and incidental teaching). Visual cueing and response prompting have been used to increase spontaneous social initiations (Hale, Baer, & Spradlin, 1981;Zanolli & Daggett, 1998), initiate play activities (Taylor & Levin, 1998), increase self-initiated speech (Camarata, 1993;Matson, Sevin, Box, & Francis, 1993), increase spontaneous speech in naturally occurring daily routines (Charlop & Trasowech, 1991;Matson, Sevin, Fridley, & Love, 1990), teach a generalized response to questions (Secan, Eqel, & Tilley, 1989), and decrease echolalic responses (McMorrow, Foxx, Faw, & Bittle, 1987).…”

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