title: Using brief experimental assessment of reading interventions for identification and treatment of a vocal habit.
abstract: An 11-year-old boy presented in an outpatient clinic with a vocal habit that occurred during reading and conversation. A brief reading assessment was conducted to determine an effective intervention to decrease the habit. A modified version of the word error-correction procedure resulted in positive changes and was implemented by his mother during home reading practices. Significant decreases in the rate of vocal habit were observed during home reading probes, generalization probes, and follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Munroe Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198-5450, USA. rvallele@unmc.edu
authors.forename: Rachel J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Valleley
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Shriver
authors.forename: Sheryl
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rozema
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D006184:Habits; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011214:Practice, Psychological; D011932:Reading; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*