The Effects of Oral Motor Treatment and Traditional Treatment Approach on Speech Intelligibility for Preschool Children with Articulation Disorders

• Main Authors: Yi-Hsuan Lo, 羅羿翾
• Other Authors: 黃瑞珍博士
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/71970277707983187744

碩士 === 臺北市立教育大學 === 語言治療碩士學位學程 === 98 === The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of using oral motor treatment and traditional treatment approach on speech intelligibility for preschool children with articulation disorder. The research methodology adopted a single-case experimental designs. The progress of acquisition and maintained on oral motor and speech intelligibility were analyzed. The subjects of this study were three preschool children with articulation disorder. All subjects received treatment for twenty weeks. Data analysis was used to evaluate the performance of three subjects on this program. Furthermore, the Oral-Moto Checklist of Preschool Children and the Language Sample Analysis in Children were used in the subjects’performance on oral motor and speech intelligibility. The social validity was analyzed as well. The main finding of the study were follows: 1.The oral motor treatment and traditional treatment approach clould improve the performance of oral motor for preschool children with articulation disorder. 2.The oral motor treatment and traditional treatment approach clould improve the performance of speech intelligibility for preschool children with articulation disorder. 3.The parents and teachers of these subjects confirmed that oral motor treatment and traditional treatment approach could improve oral motor and speech intelligibility.