co-occuring phonological and grammatical disorder.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: children with co-occuring phonological and grammatical disorder.
Sponsors
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
4 Years to 7 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Based on the parents' report, the child is monolingual and speaks Persian. The child has normal hearing. Based on the Persian phonological and articulation diagnostic test, the child has a consistent phonological disorder or phonological delay. Based on the Persian version of the Language Development Test, Third Edition, the child has a language disorder. Based on the two mentioned tests, the child has a simultaneous disorder in both aspects (phonology and grammar). The parents have signed the consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Lack of cooperation and willingness from the child or their family during treatment. Based on the Persian phonological and articulation diagnostic test, the child is suspected of having childhood apraxia of speech. Based on the Persian phonological and articulation screening diagnostic test, the child has an inconsistent phonological disorder. Based on the Persian phonological and articulation diagnostic test, the severity of the child's phonological disorder is "mild." Based on the evaluation by the therapist and the diagnosis by the child psychiatrist, the child has another accompanying disorder such as autism or neurological disorders like cerebral palsy or dysarthria. Based on the interview with the parents, information obtained from the demographic registration form, and the therapist's evaluation, the child's speech sound disorder has a known origin (such as cleft palate or sensory disorders).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of Consonant Correct; Percentage of Cluster Correct; Percentage of Whole Word Accuracy; Whole-Word Complexity; Phonological Mean Length of Utterance; Whole Word Proximity Ratio; Mean Length of Utterance in Morphemes; Percentage of Use of bound grammatical morphemes; morphological Complexity. Timepoint: Two Weeks, one week and right before Treatment + During Treatment (at the end of every Four treatment sessions + Immediately After, one week after and two weeks after Treatment. Method of measurement: At the Single Word and Connected Speech Level (Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactReihaneh Mohammadi
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed