Purpose: Treatment intensity (sometimes referred to as “practice amount”) has been well-
investigated in learning non-speech tasks, but its role in treating speech disorders has not …

Despite a number of studies that have demonstrated positive outcomes for inducing clinical
change in children with speech sound disorders (SSD), there is a need to address the …

Background Intensive treatment has been repeatedly recommended for the treatment of
speech deficits in childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). However, differences in treatment …

Background Treatment outcome data for children with severe speech sound disorders with
motor speech involvement (SSD‐MSI) are derived from Phase I clinical research studies …

Thirty children of preschool age with severe phonological disorders were randomly
assigned to two treatment groups. Group 1 received treatment for 4 months followed by 4 …

Purpose: A number of studies have been published that have investigated the practices of
speech-language pathologists in relation to speech sound disorder intervention; however …

Abstract Although Warren, Fey and Yoder (2007) have described the key components of
“dosage”, one needs to go beyond description if one is to understand “optimal” dosage …

Purpose This study explores the importance of production frequency during speech therapy
to determine whether more practice of speech targets leads to increased performance within …

To provide alternatives to the widespread use of nonspeech oral motor exercises for
childhood speech sound disorders, speech intervention approaches that have received the …

The aim of this Campbell systematic review is to examine the effectiveness of speech and
language interventions for children with primary speech and language delay/disorder. Thirty …