title: FM amplification for enhancement of conversational discourse skills: case study.
abstract: The purpose of this single-subject pilot study was to examine the efficacy of FM amplification for enhancing the discourse skills of a 4-year-old girl with a history of speech-language impairments, otitis media with effusion (OME), and motoric delays. Over a period of several weeks, language treatment sessions were conducted with and without FM amplification, in a classroom setting. Sessions were videotaped and analyzed for the appropriateness and effectiveness of the subject's conversational turns during sessions with amplification and with no amplification. Although the number of sessions was small, more appropriate and effective conversational turns occurred during sessions with amplification.
authors.affiliation: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7190, USA.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Clarke-Klein
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roush
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Medley
mesh_terms: D000669:Amplifiers, Electronic; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013070:Speech Therapy