Outcomes of Minimal Pair Intervention in a School-aged Child with a Consistent Phonological Disorder: A Multiple Baseline Single Case Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-65
Author(s):  
Claire Daly ◽  
Margaret Rodden ◽  
Stanislava Antonijevic-Elliot ◽  
Rena Lyons
Keyword(s):  
Speech Intelligibility ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Speech Sound ◽  
Minimal Pair ◽  
Multiple Baseline ◽  
Single Case Study ◽  
Speech Sound Disorder ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Aged Child

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of minimal pair intervention in a school-aged child with consistent phonological disorder, using a multiple baseline single case study design. Method: The participant was a boy aged 8;11 who presented with a consistent phonological disorder. A multiple baseline single case study design was used to measure the effect of six sessions of minimal pair intervention for treating consistent phonological disorder. There was a two-week baseline period prior to the intervention phase. The outcome measures included measures of the severity of the speech sound disorder and speech intelligibility, which were taken pre-, immediately postintervention, and five months post-intervention. Other measures included the monitoring of the accuracy of production of the treated targets /ʃ/ and un-treated targets /ʤ/, /ʧ/, and /ɹ/ during intervention. Main results: There was an increase in accuracy in the production of treated and untreated target sounds post-intervention. There was a reduction in the severity of the speech sound disorder and an improvement in speech intelligibility post-intervention. These changes were maintained five months post-intervention. Conclusion: Minimal pair intervention, when provided over six sessions, can result in positive changes in the severity of speech sound disorder, accuracy of the target phonemes and speech intelligibility in a schoolaged child with consistent phonological disorder.

scholarly journals Psychomotor Dance Therapy Intervention (DANCIN) for people with dementia in care homes: a multiple-baseline single-case study

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 1695-1715 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Guzmán ◽  
M. Freeston ◽  
L. Rochester ◽  
J. C. Hughes ◽  
I. A. James
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Dance Therapy ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Care Homes ◽  
Multiple Baseline ◽  
Single Case Study ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Therapy Intervention

ABSTRACTBackground:A Psychomotor DANCe Therapy INtervention (DANCIN) using Latin Ballroom (Danzón) in care homes has previously been shown to enhance well-being for both residents with dementia and staff. The aim of this study was to understand the effect of this approach on the mood and behavior of individual people living with mild to moderate dementia.Method:A multiple-baseline single-case study across two care homes and one nursing home with 3–6 weeks baseline, 12-weeks DANCIN (30 minutes/twice-weekly sessions), and 12-weeks follow-up was conducted. Seventeen items from the Dementia Mood Assessment Scale (DMAS) outcome measure were adapted with input from senior staff to match participants’ behavior and mood symptoms. Daily monitoring diaries were collected from trained staff on reporting individualized items for ten residents. Data were analyzed, using a non-parametric statistical method known as Percentage of All Non-Overlapping Data (PAND) which provides Phi effect size (ES). Medication use, falls, and life events were registered.Results:Seven residents participated throughout DANCIN whilst three became observers owing to health deterioration. One participant showed adverse effects in three DMAS items. Nine participants, dancers and observers, showed a small to medium magnitude of change (PAND) in 21 DMAS items, indicating a decrease in the frequency of behavior and mood indices which were regarded as problematic; eight items showed no change.Conclusion:Despite methodological challenges, the DANCIN model has the potential to facilitate and sustain behavior change and improve mood (e.g. decrease irritability, increase self-esteem) of the residents living with dementia. The study was conducted in two care homes and one nursing home, strengthening the interventions’ validity. Findings suggest DANCIN is appropriate for a larger controlled feasibility study.

scholarly journals Dual language intervention in a case of severe speech sound disorder

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-111
Author(s):  
Eliane Ramos ◽  
Jean Mead
Keyword(s):  
Dual Language ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Speech Sound ◽  
Language Choice ◽  
Speech Sound Disorder ◽  
Phonological Processes ◽  
English Only ◽  
One Year

This single case study of a bilingual child with a severe speech sound disorder examined whether language transference occurs when treatment is provided in L1 or L2 and whether monolingual or bilingual intervention is most effective. A 6-year 5-month old sequential Portuguese/English bilingual female was seen for 3 separate intervention phases lasting about 2 months each. Four phonological processes common to both languages were targeted in either monolingual or bilingual conditions in each phase. The child’s speech was examined with formal tests and analyses of spontaneous speech after each phase. Results indicated that transference occurred in both directions for some processes (L1 to L2 and L2 to L1), but in general L1 had to be specifically targeted for significant improvement to occur. For both languages, the bilingual condition was most effective. A follow-up assessment one year after Portuguese treatment was interrupted revealed that the child continued to make progress in English only (the only language treated for the entire year) and her Portuguese phonology still showed the same errors as in the previous year. This case study provides further evidence that bilingual intervention is the preferred choice for bilingual children. Implications for language choice and future studies are discussed.

scholarly journals Comparing in-person supervision and telesupervision: A multiple baseline single-case study.

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 383-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin R. Tarlow ◽  
Carly E. McCord ◽  
Jordan L. Nelon ◽  
Paula A. Bernhard
Keyword(s):  
Single Case ◽  
Multiple Baseline ◽  
Single Case Study

scholarly journals The impact of articulatory consciousness training on reading and spelling literacy in students with severe dyslexia: an experimental single case study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Cathrine Thurmann-Moe ◽  
Monica Melby-Lervåg ◽  
Arne Lervåg
Keyword(s):  
Single Case ◽  
Multiple Baseline ◽  
Probe Design ◽  
Intervention Programme ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Reading And Spelling

AbstractThis study evaluates the effect of an intervention whose aim is to make articulatory consciousness a tool in decoding and spelling. The sample comprises 11 students with severe dyslexia (2 SD below the mean pseudoword scores), and the intervention programme consists of 32 individual sessions over 8 weeks. The study applies a multiple baseline/probe design with five baseline tests that correspond to a control condition, eight tests during the intervention and five post-intervention tests. On average, the results show significant improvement in all reading and spelling outcomes. However, there were also significant effects on an irrelevant control task (the pegboard test), perhaps indicating testing effects on the dependent variables, making it difficult to draw firm conclusions from the study. Consequently, testing the intervention in randomised trials of children with severe dyslexia is recommended to draw more firm conclusions about its efficacy for this group.

scholarly journals Software-based cognitive therapy intervention targeting core symptoms in Autism: A single case study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhuvanesh Awasthi
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Therapy ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Word Reading ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Single Case Study ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Core Symptoms ◽  
Therapy Intervention

This study demonstrates the use and effectiveness of an online digital cognitive therapy platform to target core symptoms of Autism. A single case study of a nine-year-old subject is presented who underwent a 15-week cognitive and reading therapy intervention using software-based gameplays. Pre- and Post-intervention assessments show marked improvement in word reading, handwriting, sentence reading fluency and comprehension skills. In addition, the Parent observed positive behavioural changes in social engagement, self-control, improved motor skills, improved tolerance of sensory load, reduction in irritability, hyperactivity and aggressiveness. The study indicates that a short, digital, game-based cognitive therapy and reading training of letter-sound correspondences and word-level reading can boost the reading development of struggling readers in Autism. Such an option is beneficial for effective and meaningful engagement-based remote learning for neurodiverse populations. This case study is the first step in developing a community-based program for engaging parents in providing intervention to their children using simple to using online digital cognitive therapy.

Who Has Potatoes?

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-159
Author(s):  
Keith V. Bletzer
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Turning Points ◽  
Farm Labor ◽  
Single Case Study ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Migrant Work

Migratory farm labor like other forms of migrant work both in and outside agriculture impedes on the opportunity to make choices. The following essay explores particular phases in the life of one man (a single case study) and examines how he considers turning points in his life that led to a long period of substance use, both as an immigrant in the country and as a working man in his home country, followed by a cessation of use and the beginning stages of recovery. / Para el migrante, viajar en busca de trabajo es díficil, ya sea que trabaje en agricultura o en otras labores. Este ensayo examina ciertas etapas en la vida de un hombre (estudio de un solo caso) que examina los cambios que le han ocurrido durante un período en que él consumía grandes cantidades de alcohol en los estados y en su país, seguido por un período de sobriedad (no tomaba alcohol, no usaba drogas) en este país en que él comienza una etapa de rehabilitación.

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