Background The production of speech, language and gesture for communication is often
affected by cerebral palsy. Communication difficulties associated with cerebral palsy can be …

Although most children learn language relatively quickly, as many as 10 per cent of them are
slow to start speaking and are said to have developmental language disorder (DLD) …

Evidence-based management of phonological impairment in children is a dynamic process.
Speech and language therapists need to evaluate published evidence and use their …

Objectives: To compare language outcomes following direct individual therapy [speech and
language therapist (SLT) working individually with a child], indirect individual therapy …

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 …

The identification of developmental problems in a child's acquisition of speech, language
and/or communication is a core activity in child surveillance. These are common difficulties …

Background When planning evidence‐based intervention services for children with
phonology‐based speech sound disorders (SSD), speech and language therapists (SLTs) …

Purpose The purpose of this meta-analysis was to systematically evaluate the effects of
parent-implemented language interventions on the language skills of children between 18 …

Studies indicate that language impairment that cannot be accounted for by factors such as
below‐average non‐verbal ability, hearing impairment, behaviour or emotional problems, or …

Purpose The aim of this study was to examine the degree to which quantitative aspects of
dosage (dose, dose frequency, and total intervention duration) have been examined in …