Prognostic Testing For Functional Articulation Disorders Among Children In The First Grade

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175 1st grade children with functional defective articulation divided into 2 groups with 83 children in control group who received 2 30-minute speech therapy periods weekly for 9 month school year. Three tests using same consonants were given consisting of a spontaneous test, imitation test and a nonsense-syllable test. Those who made errors in spontaneous test were given tests 2 and 3 . At close of school term spontaneous test given again. Difference between tests may be utilized as prognosis of correction without speech therapy. Speech therapy was shown to be of real benefit to 1st grade children. Speech therapists should have smaller speech loads enabling them to devote more time to individual sessions for severe cases.

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