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Digital tools to support children's speech and language skill
Wren, Yvonne McCormack, Jane Masso, Sarah McLeod, Sharynne Baker, Elise Crowe, Kathryn
Wren, Yvonne
McCormack, Jane
Masso, Sarah
McLeod, Sharynne
Baker, Elise
Crowe, Kathryn
Abstract
Most children develop speech and language with ease and quickly become sophisticated communicators. For some children, however, these skills are acquired with difficulty and extra support is required. A range of digital tools are available to assist with this: some of these are based on theories of speech and language acquisition, while others have been developed in response to market demands. Few empirical studies of digital tools for speech and language development have been carried out though some success has been noted when facilitated by a speech-language pathologist (SLP). Given the interactional capabilities of digital tools, it would be helpful to identify whether they could achieve similar results independent of SLP support. One such tool, Phoneme Factory Sound Sorter®, was tested in a randomised controlled trial with early childhood educators delivering the intervention. Improvement in speech production varied across both groups and significant differences were not observed. However, supplementary investigations found that parents and educators were positive towards the use of digital tools, and findings relating to the implementation of the intervention have been identified, which provide useful information for settings looking to use digital tools to promote speech and language skills in children.
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2018
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Book chapter
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Digital childhoods : Technologies and children's everyday lives
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235-251
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ACU Department
School of Allied Health
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018.