Essays about: "speech therapy"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 21 essays containing the words speech therapy.
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16. Effects on oral motor skills and speech production using oral vibration in four preschool boys with speech disorder
University essay from Lunds universitet/Logopedi, foniatri och audiologiAbstract : Oral motor control has been found to have a relationship with language development by,many researchers (Alcock, 2006) and numerous studies have shown that language dysfunction and oral motor dysfunction often occur together. In this intervention study the author investigated the effects of an oral vibration intervention program in four preschool boys with speech disorder. READ MORE
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17. A PhonicStick Study : Investigating the Effectiveness of a Phonological Awareness Intervention in Children with Down Syndrome.
University essay from LogopediAbstract : Phonological awareness is a set of language manipulation skills such as blending, rhyme, alliteration production and detection. There are disagreements among researchers how phonological awareness is connected to literacy learning and also how and if children with Down syndrome acquire phonological awareness. READ MORE
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18. Applying cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) components to stuttering treatment with an adolescent - a case study
University essay from Lunds universitet/Logopedi, foniatri och audiologiAbstract : Background: Studies show that many adolescents and adults who stutter show higher than normal levels of social anxiety, and that the presence of anxiety increases the risk for poor responses to standard stuttering treatments. Recent research points towards the successful treatment of social anxiety and social phobia in adults who stutter through cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and calls on speech-language pathologists to incorporate CBT components within their treatment of adults who stutter Purpose: The aim of this paper is to illustrate how CBT principles were applied to stuttering therapy with an adolescent and to examine whether the client found the treatment helpful. READ MORE
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19. Constraint-Induced Aphasia Therapy (CIAT) : effekt på en grupp individer med kronisk afasi
University essay from LogopediAbstract : Constraint-Induced Therapy (CI) is based on the theory that constraining operationalfunctions will increase the usage and at the same time the recovery of impaired functions. Constraint-Induced Aphasia Therapy (CIAT) is a variant of CI, aimed at people with chronicaphasia. READ MORE
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20. Interactional effects of introducing the computer into phonological intervention
University essay from Lunds universitet/Logopedi, foniatri och audiologiAbstract : Phonological intervention is often aimed at resolving problems with the specific speech sounds and phonological processes that cause difficulties for the child. But part from working with these specific targets, the speech and language pathologist (SLP) can also use conscious communicative strategies, e.g. READ MORE
