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Keywords:

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Speech-language pathology
Childhood language development
Phonological processing

Background:

Long-term auditory priming influences children's phonological structure.
The modality of priming (auditory vs. visual) is a critical factor in phonological change.
Previous research presents a confound regarding the modality responsible for structural changes.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the impact of prime modality on phonological delay treatment.
To determine if auditory, visual, or combined auditory-visual priming is most effective.
To assess phonological generalization as a measure of treatment efficacy.

Main Methods:

Nine children with phonological delay participated.
Children received auditory-visual, auditory, or visual priming of dense neighborhood words.
Phonological generalization was measured as the dependent variable.

Main Results:

Auditory priming (with or without visual input) led to significantly greater phonological generalization.
The positive effect of auditory priming was approximately three times greater than other conditions.
This indicates a strong influence of auditory input on phonological learning.

Conclusions:

Auditory priming is theoretically significant for phonological learning in children.
Priming, particularly auditory priming, has practical applications in clinical speech therapy.
The findings support the use of auditory-based interventions for children with phonological disorders.