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A follow‐up study of a language intervention programme
Author(s) -
Huntley R. M. C.,
Holt K. S.,
Butterfill A.,
Latham Clare
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
international journal of language and communication disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.101
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1460-6984
pISSN - 1368-2822
DOI - 10.3109/13682828809019882
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , remedial education , psychology , language development , developmental psychology , mathematics education , psychiatry
ABSTRACT Follow‐up studies 5 years after the end of an intervention programme for children with severe language delay are reported. In the original intervention study the children showed considerable improvement in their language development, were better able to cope with schooling at a critical time in their lives, and more were able to enter normal school. The follow‐up studies show that the children's improved status in general was maintained, thus providing evidence of the value of the early remedial treatment.