Participants Sought for Speech Therapy Study
The Speech Production Laboratory in the College of Arts and Sciences is seeking research volunteers for a speech therapy study about treatment schedules for children ages 9-17 who have difficulty with the 鈥淩鈥 or 鈥淪鈥 sounds.
What is involved?
- Completing online surveys or a phone interview to screen eligibility
- A speech pathology assessment to fully determine study eligibility (~90 minutes)
- A session to assess the participant鈥檚 response to teaching strategies (~50 minutes)
- Sixteen (16) free 60-minute sessions using a treatment called speech motor chaining. Sessions will be delivered by a qualified speech-language pathologist. Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to complete either two visits per week for eight weeks, or one week of intensive treatment and the remaining sessions within the next three weeks
- Completing additional surveys and progress monitoring recordings
- Total duration of the study is about 11 weeks
Who can take part?
- Children ages 9-17 who have difficulty pronouncing the 鈥淩鈥 or 鈥淪鈥 sound (or both) relative to peers who speak the child鈥檚 same dialect of American English
- Speak English as their first language
- Have normal hearing
- No oral or facial structural issues, voice disorders, brain injury or developmental disorders
Where will the study take place?
Participants can be seen at 性视界 University or in their homes if they live within 20 miles of one of our research speech-language pathologists. We have multiple speech-language pathologists throughout New York state.
Cost
- There is no cost to families. Families will be compensated for their participation with an Amazon, Target or Walmart gift card (up to $105) if all visits are fully completed.
Contact
For more information, or if you are interested in the study:
- Email: SpeechProductionLab@syr.edu
- Phone: 315.443.1351
- Web: https://speechproductionlab.syr.edu/
