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Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research Vol.42 1234-1248 October 1999.
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Effects of Treatment on Linguistic and Social Skills in Toddlers With Delayed Language Development

Shari Brand Robertson 1
Susan Ellis Weismer 2
1 Department of Special Education and Clinical Services Indiana University of Pennsylvania
2 Department of Communicative Disorders and Waisman Center on Mental Retardation and Human Development University of Wisconsin-Madison

srobert{at}grove.iup.edu

This study investigated the effects of early language intervention on various linguistic and social skills of late-talking toddlers. The 21 children who participated in the investigation were randomly assigned to an experimental group (n=11) or a control (delayed-treatment) group (n=10). The experimental group participated in a 12-week clinician-implemented language intervention program. Groups were compared at pretest and posttest on five linguistic variables: Mean Length of Utterance, Total Number of Words, Number of Different Words, Lexical Repertoire, and Percentage of Intelligible Utterances, as well as on Socialization and Parental Stress. Significant group differences were found for each of the variables, indicating facilitative effects of the treatment. Notably, increases were observed in areas that were not specifically targeted by the intervention. Implications of these results are discussed with respect to considerations regarding clinical management decisions for toddlers with delayed language development.

KEY WORDS: late talkers, early intervention, treatment efficacy, socialization, parental stress

Submitted on August 10, 1998
Accepted on March 31, 1999




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