Improving Narrative Production in Children With Language Disorders: An Early-Stage Efficacy Study of a Narrative Intervention Program

• Published in: Language, speech & hearing services in schools Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 197 - 212
• Main Authors: Gillam, Sandra L., Olszewski, Abbie, Squires, Katie, Wolfe, Katie, Slocum, Timothy, Gillam, Ronald B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 01.04.2018
• Subjects: Children; Classroom Communication; Control Groups; Educational Strategies; Experimental Groups; Grade 5; Intervention; Knowledge Level; Language disorders; Language Impairments; Language Proficiency; Language Skills; Language therapy; Literacy; Medical research; Narratives; Oral Language; Preschool Children; Program Effectiveness; Reading Comprehension; Risk factors; Self evaluation; Speech Language Pathology; Speech-language pathologists; Story Grammar; Story Telling; Students; Teaching Methods

Purpose: As noted in this forum, more research is needed to support the work of school-based speech-language pathologists who are designing and implementing interventions for students with language disorders. This article presents the findings of a multiple-baseline, single-subject study that was co...