Efficacy of a cycling approach for the treatment of developmental verbal dyspraxic preschoolers

• Main Author: Lambert, Janet Rose
• Format: Others
• Published: PDXScholar 1992
• Subjects: Apraxia; Articulation disorders in children > Treatment; Preschool children > Language; Speech and Hearing Science
• Online Access: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4364; https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5346&context=open_access_etds

Two preschool males who presented with the characteristics of developmental verbal dyspraxia were enrolled in a phonological cycles intervention approach. Initially, each child's deviant phonological processes were analyzed by the CAPD and target patterns and words selected for remediation. A continuous speech sample was obtained and analyzed to measure intelligibility by percentage and rating on a seven point scale. A time-space probe was developed based on targeted and non-targeted phonemes and administered prior to the first intetvention session. Using the selected targeted patterns and words, an individualized remediation plan was developed, and the phonological process cycling approach used. Each subject participated in 60 minutes of intervention for each targeted pattern to complete the first cycle in approximately 10 weeks. The time-space probes were administered approximately every two weeks.