Meta-syntactic therapy using visual coding for children with severe persistent SLI

International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders
Susan H Ebbels, Heather K J van der Lely

Abstract

The results of a pilot study into meta-syntactic therapy using visual coding for four children (age 11-13 years) with severe receptive and expressive specific language impairment (SLI) are presented. The coding system uses shapes, colours and a system of arrows to teach grammatical rules. A time-series design established baseline pre-therapy measures of comprehension and production of both passives and 'wh' questions. All participants made progress with passives and this was significant in three cases of the four. Comprehension and production of 'wh' questions also improved in all participants, although this did not always reach statistical significance. The results indicate that meta-syntactic therapy of grammatical rules, capitalizing on visual strengths, can improve both comprehension and production in secondary age children with severe persistent SLI.

Citations

Jan 25, 2012·International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders·Susan H EbbelsGail Turner
Feb 24, 2015·International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders·Rob ZwitserloodLudo Verhoeven
Sep 22, 2018·Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics·Fabrizio Arosio, Maria Teresa Guasti
Mar 3, 2007·American Journal of Speech-language Pathology·Cynthia K Thompson
Oct 2, 2007·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Susan H EbbelsJulie E Dockrell
Apr 5, 2019·Journal of Psycholinguistic Research·Kelly Rombough, Rosalind Thornton
Oct 20, 2006·International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders·Hilary GardnerHeather K J van der Lely
Apr 8, 2020·Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools·Catherine H BalthazarRob Zwitserlood
Apr 21, 2017·International Journal of Speech-language Pathology·Kelly Rombough, Rosalind Thornton
Nov 20, 2016·International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders·Susan H EbbelsNataša Marić
Apr 23, 2021·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Anne Dorothée Roesch, Vasiliki Chondrogianni

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