THE USE OF CLINICAL MEASURES IN THE LIDCOMBE PROGRAMME FOR CHILDREN WHO STUTTER.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Hayhow, Rosemarie; Kingston, Mary; Ledzion, Rebecca
- Source
- International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders. Dec 98 Supplement, Vol. 33, p364. 6p.
- Subject
- *STUTTERING in children
*SPEECH therapy for children
- Language
- ISSN
- 1368-2822
Describes the Lidcombe Programme, an operant intervention in Great Britain for children who experience early stuttering that is showing signs of becoming chronic. Collection of speech measures in the Lidcombe Programme to inform the therapy process; Measures' potential to evaluate clinical change and effectiveness; Methodological issues pertinent to evaluating therapy for early stuttering; Case study demonstrating how the measures contribute to clinical decision-making.