A Retrospective Study of Spontaneous Generalization in Speech-Delayed Children

Abstract
Programming for rapid generalization of target responses to spontaneous speech is perhaps the central goal of management. To determine whether any child or management factor was associated with generalization within a sample of preschool,speech-delayed children, a retrospective study of 73 case records was undertaken. Children had been given 14 different management programs over a period of 7 years of clinical research. Results suggest that age and error type may prove to be robust predictors of the potential for spontaneous generalization. Also, these data suggest that the inclusion of self-monitoring procedures may increase the probability of early spontaneous generalization of target sounds to continuous speech.

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