Effectiveness of the Language Intervention Programme for Preschool Children
Marisa Lousada1, Margarida Ramalho, Carolina Marques
1School of Health Sciences (ESSUA), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.
Summary
The Language Intervention Programme significantly improved language skills in preschool children with language impairment. This evidence supports its use by speech and language therapists for early intervention.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Speech-Language Pathology
- Developmental Psychology
Background:
- Primary language impairment affects preschool children's communication.
- Early intervention is crucial for language development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the Language Intervention Programme's effectiveness.
- To provide clinical evidence for treating preschool language disorders.
Main Methods:
- Waiting list control design with 14 preschool children.
- 8 biweekly individual intervention sessions.
- Assessed receptive, expressive, and metalinguistic language skills pre- and post-intervention.
Main Results:
- The intervention group showed significant language improvements.
- No immediate changes were observed in the waiting control group.
- The control group also improved after receiving the intervention.
Conclusions:
- The Language Intervention Programme is effective for preschool children with language impairment.
- The program offers clinical evidence for speech-language therapists.
- Supports the use of this program for early language disorder treatment.
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