Background: Children with phonological difficulties are currently spending a long time on waiting lists for Speech and Language therapy. Research has shown that early intervention is imperative for this population in ...

Background: There is a limited evidence base available in the area of oral language comprehension for children with primary language comprehension difficulties, with existing research which demonstrates treatment effectiveness ...

Background: A successful alternative to one to one therapy for children with speech sound disorders (SSD) such as a home programme, could reduce the time spent waiting for intervention. Previous studies have established ...

Background: Children with phonological delays and disorders are a large proportion of a speech-therapist’s caseload (Dodd, 2008). Unfortunately, in Ireland Speech-therapists’ waiting-lists can be as long as two years. ...