Social Behavior Effects of Different Treatments on Pre-pubescents with Speech and Language Disorders
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Authors
Palaganas, Ann Marie
Issue Date
2001
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Thesis
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en_US
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Abstract
Several studies have been done to investigate the effectiveness of intervention methods
on children with speech and language problems. This study compared the uses of
imitation-based interventions versus conversation-based language intervention
procedures. The focus was on the social valence effects of each intervention procedure
on the pre-pubescents within the clinic and outside the clinic. Social valence was defined
as the "degree to which the child is emitting positive, neutral, or negative verbal or
nonverbal behaviors" (Haley, Camarata, S.M., & Nelson, 1994, p. 379). Sixty
elementary students (aged 7 to 9 years), who were diagnosed with speech or language
defects (e.g., articulation problems, hearing defects, stuttering, specific language
impairment, and mental retardation), were treated with either of the two intervention
methods. They were observed to determine if the social behavior found in the clinic
corresponded to social behavior after treatment-when the children were in a classroom
setting.
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