American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Vol.18 133-145 May 2009. doi:10.1044/1058-0360(2008/07-0090)
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When "Simon Says" Doesn't Work: Alternatives to Imitation for Facilitating Early Speech Development

Laura S. DeThorne
Cynthia J. Johnson
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Louise Walder
Private Practice, Mahomet, IL

Jamie Mahurin-Smith
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Contact author: Laura S. DeThorne, University of Illinois–Speech & Hearing Science, 901 South Sixth Street, Champaign, IL 61820. E-mail: lauras{at}illinois.edu.

Purpose: To provide clinicians with evidence-based strategies to facilitate early speech development in young children who are not readily imitating sounds. Relevant populations may include, but are not limited to, children with autism spectrum disorders, childhood apraxia of speech, and late-talking toddlers.

Method: Through multifaceted search procedures, we found experimental support for 6 treatment strategies that have been used to facilitate speech development in young children with developmental disabilities. Each strategy is highlighted within this article through a summary of the underlying rationale(s), empirical support, and specific examples of how it could be applied within intervention.

Conclusions: Given the relatively sparse experimental data focused on facilitating speech in children who do not readily imitate, theoretical support emerges as particularly key and underscores the need for clinicians to consider why they are doing what they are doing. In addition, this review emphasizes the need for the research community to bridge the gap between pressing clinical needs and the limited evidence base that is currently available.

Key Words: speech treatment, toddlers, preschool children, apraxia


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