Treatment Efficacy Functional Phonological Disorders in Children Supplement Article
Supplement Article  |   February 01, 1998
Treatment EfficacyFunctional Phonological Disorders in Children
Judith A. Gierut
 
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Judith A. Gierut
    Indiana University Bloomington
  • Judith A. Gierut, PhD, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405. Email: gierut@indiana.edu
  • Copyright © 1998 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Article Information
Speech, Voice & Prosodic Disorders / Supplement: Treatment Efficacy, Part II
Supplement Article   |   February 01, 1998
Treatment EfficacyFunctional Phonological Disorders in Children
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, February 1998, Vol. 41, S85-S100. doi:10.1044/jslhr.4101.s85
 
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, February 1998, Vol. 41, S85-S100. doi:10.1044/jslhr.4101.s85
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This report addresses the efficacy of treatment for functional phonological disorders in children. The definition of phonological disorders and their incidence and prevalence are first presented. The impact of this disorder on the lives of children and the role that speech-language pathologists play in treating this disorder are then discussed. Evidence of the positive outcome of phonological treatment is reviewed, with particular emphasis on treatment procedures that have been deemed effective, the specific effects of these treatments on improving intelligibility, and comparisons between treatments in facilitating improved sound production.

Acknowledgments
Preparation of this manuscript was supported in part by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and grants from the National Institutes of Health to Indiana University (DC 00076, DC 01694). Jessica Barlow, Daniel Dinnsen, and Michele Morrisette provided helpful commentary and assistance. Versions of this manuscript also benefited from the input of Judith Cooper, Bonnie Curl, Carol Frattali, Barbara Hodson, Raymond Kent, Laurence Leonard, Nancy Minghetti, Arlene Pietranton, Richard Schwartz, Ann Tyler, Peg Williams, members of the ASHA National Office in Governmental Affairs, Health Services and Research Divisions, and an anonymous reviewer.
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