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Int J Telerehabil. 2011 May 24;3(1):31-42. doi: 10.5195/ijt.2011.6064. eCollection 2011.

A pilot exploration of speech sound disorder intervention delivered by telehealth to school-age children.

International journal of telerehabilitation

Susan Grogan-Johnson, Rodney M Gabel, Jacquelyn Taylor, Lynne E Rowan, Robin Alvares, Jason Schenker

Affiliations

  1. Speech Pathology and Audiology Department, Kent State University, OH.
  2. Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH.
  3. Private Practice, Wilmington, NC.
  4. Foundations, Leadership, and Administration, Kent State University, Kent, OH.

PMID: 25945180 PMCID: PMC4296798 DOI: 10.5195/ijt.2011.6064

Abstract

This article describes a school-based telehealth service delivery model and reports outcomes made by school-age students with speech sound disorders in a rural Ohio school district. Speech therapy using computer-based speech sound intervention materials was provided either by live interactive videoconferencing (telehealth), or conventional side-by-side intervention. Progress was measured using pre- and post-intervention scores on the Goldman Fristoe Test of Articulation-2 (Goldman & Fristoe, 2002). Students in both service delivery models made significant improvements in speech sound production, with students in the telehealth condition demonstrating greater mastery of their Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals. Live interactive videoconferencing thus appears to be a viable method for delivering intervention for speech sound disorders to children in a rural, public school setting.

Keywords: E-Helper; Telehealth; speech sound disorder; speech therapy; speech-language pathology; telerehabilitation; videoconferencing

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