| Abstract: |
Forty six children with deviant articulation secondary to cleft palate or other velo-pharyngeal disorders took part in a controlled trial, to gauge the efficacy of intensive speech therapy. Subjects were randomly allocated either to attend a six-week intensive course of speech therapy, or to continue with their conventional weekly therapy. Results indicate a significant improvement in articulation for those children receiving intensive help immediately post-course as compared with a very slight improvement seen in the speech of the control group. This improvement achieved by children on the course was maintained throughout the two-year follow-up period and, although the articulation of the control group continued to improve, at the end of the two year follow-up period the children on the course had better articulation scores |
