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Facilitation of early speech development in a dysphatic child by use of signed Norwegian
Author(s) -
TETZCHNER STEPHEN VON
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9450
pISSN - 0036-5564
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9450.1984.tb01018.x
Subject(s) - psychology , dysfunctional family , norwegian , facilitation , sign language , intervention (counseling) , manual communication , language development , american sign language , developmental psychology , linguistics , psychotherapist , philosophy , neuroscience , psychiatry
Non‐vocal language intervention is mostly used to develop communication skills in severely dysfunctional children. In the present study, a 3‐year‐old dysphatic boy was taught signs to facilitate his speech development. After 6 months of sign instruction, he showed substantial improvement in spoken language, and had gained one year on the Receptive and the Expressive scales of Reynell Developmental Language Scales in half a years time. Behavior problems were markedly reduced. It is concluded that sign instruction may be used with a wider range of subjects than is usual today.