The Effect of Aided Language Stimulation on Vocabulary Acquisition in Children with Little or No Functional Speech

Autor/inn/en	Dada, Shakila; Alant, Erna
Titel	The Effect of Aided Language Stimulation on Vocabulary Acquisition in Children with Little or No Functional Speech
Quelle	In: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 18 (2009) 1, S.50-64 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1058-0360
DOI	10.1044/1058-0360(2008/07-0018)
Schlagwörter	Food Service; Stimulation; Intervention; Vocabulary Development; Language Acquisition; Language Impairments; Art; Handicrafts; Story Reading; Children; Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Mental Retardation; Visual Aids; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wortschatzarbeit; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Arts; Kunst; Handwerk; Child; Kind; Kinder; Geistige Behinderung; Anschauungsmaterial; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Purpose: To describe the nature and frequency of the aided language stimulation program and determine the effects of a 3-week-long aided language stimulation program on the vocabulary acquisition skills of children with little or no functional speech (LNFS). Method: Four children participated in this single-subject,multiple-probe study across activities. The aided language stimulation program comprised 3 activities: arts and crafts, food preparation, and story time activity. Each activity was repeated over the duration of 5 subsequent sessions. Eight target vocabulary items were taught within each activity. The acquisition of all 24 target items was probed throughout the duration of the 3-week intervention period. Results: The frequency and nature of the aided language stimulation provided met the criterion of being used 70% of the time and providing aided language stimulation with an 80:20 ratio of statements to questions. The results indicated that all 4 participants acquired the target vocabulary items. There were, however, variations in the rate of acquisition. Conclusions: This study explores the impact of aided language stimulation on vocabulary acquisition in children. The most important clinical implication of this study is that a 3-week intervention program in aided language stimulation was sufficient to facilitate the comprehension of at least 24 vocabulary items in 4 children with LNFS. (Contains 5 figures and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10