Background: Three years before the present study, 19 preschool children participated in a
phonological and metaphonological intervention programme. The phonological intervention …

Replicated evidence of satisfactory 1-and 2-year post-treatment outcomes has been
reported for the Comprehensive Stuttering Program (CSP). However, little is known about …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to document, validate, and corroborate effect size
(ES) for single-subject design in treatment of children with functional phonological disorders; …

The practices of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are many and vaned. So much so
that there have been complaints in the profession that there are too many things to choose …

Patricia A. Prelock's primary academic appointment is Professor of Communication Sciences
and Disorders; she has a secondary appointment in pediatrics in the College of Medicine …

The effects of the age of acquisition (AoA) of words were examined in the clinical treatment
of 10 preschool children with phonological delays. Using a single-subject multiple-baseline …

The management of speech impairment of unknown origin in children requires speech-
language pathologists (SLPs) to make a number of important clinical decisions. These …

At the heart of evidence-based practice in stuttering treatment are four issues:(1) the
collection of data to inform treatment;(2) the long standing concern with maintenance of …

The purpose was to evaluate the lexicality of treated stimuli relative to phonological learning
by preschool children with functional phonological disorders. Four children were paired in a …

Medical speech-language pathology is turning to the tools of evidence-based medicine and
practice guidelines as a means of assisting in decision making and improving the quality of …