Date of Award
12-12-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Communication Disorders, MCD
First Advisor
Christina Akbari
Committee Members
Amy Shollenbarger; Richard Neeley
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2017 M42
Abstract
This investigation examined the impact of Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP) on speech and language development in young, nonverbal or minimally verbal children with developmental delays. A non-experimental longitudinal observational case study design was used consisting of the weekly collection of speech and language samples to track speech and language growth. In addition, Realize Language information was downloaded and analyzed from each augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device to further assess vocabulary use and growth. The data collected from the speech samples showed that the frequency of imitated words and spontaneous words increased in three of the four participants. Given the data analyzed from Realize Language, the use of LAMP was consistent with findings of previous studies (Bedwani, Bruck, & Costly, 2015; Potts & Satterfield, 2013) suggesting that LAMP did not hinder the participants’ speech development and that vocabulary use increased in three of the four participants during the intervention period.
Rights Management
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Recommended Citation
McDaniel, Ella Corrine, "The Impact of Language Acquisition Through Motor Planning (LAMP) On Speech and Language Development in Children with Developmental Delays (DDS)" (2017). Student Theses and Dissertations. 537.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/537
