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Discourse-based intervention for word finding in children.

L N Stiegler1, P R Hoffman

  • 1Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond 70402, USA. lstiegler@selu.edu

Journal of Communication Disorders
|August 18, 2001
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A discourse-based intervention effectively improved word-finding skills in children with language-learning disabilities. This approach uses natural conversation to help children overcome word-finding difficulties.

Area of Science:

  • Speech and Language Pathology
  • Child Psychology
  • Educational Psychology

Background:

  • Children with language-learning disabilities (LLD) often experience word-finding problems.
  • Traditional interventions may not fully address the contextual nature of word retrieval.
  • A discourse-based approach offers a naturalistic alternative for intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate a discourse-based, contextual intervention for improving children's word-finding proficiency.
  • To examine the clinician's role in facilitating word retrieval within natural discourse.
  • To investigate the effects of linguistic context and task complexity on word finding.

Main Methods:

  • A within-subjects multiple baseline design was employed.
  • Three 9-year-old boys with LLD participated.

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  • Intervention involved picture-elicited narratives, story-retelling, and conversation, with specific clinician feedback strategies.

    • Main Results:

    • All subjects demonstrated a reduction in problematic word-finding behaviors post-intervention.
    • The intervention provided naturalistic contexts to study word-finding.
    • Linguistic context and task complexity were identified as factors influencing word finding.

    Conclusions:

    • Discourse-based intervention is a viable approach for enhancing word-finding skills in children with LLD.
    • This method leverages natural communication for therapeutic benefit.
    • Further research can explore the nuances of context and task demands in word retrieval.