Purpose <p>The current study used Let’s Learn, an Arabic computer-based program designed for Egyptian children with delayed language development, to compare language outcomes between two groups of children with delayed language development. In one group, multimodal computer-based therapy was used along with speech therapy; in the other, speech therapy was used alone.</p> Methods <p>Thirty children with delayed language development were divided into two groups. Each received language therapy for 6&#xa0;months, one with conventional language therapy and the other with a combination of the Let’s Learn Program and traditional therapy.</p> Results <p>The group that received combined therapy showed significant language improvement in all language parameters with a higher amplitude of change than the group that received conventional therapy.</p> Conclusion <p>Combining multimodal, computer-based programs with traditional therapy of language provides more significant improvement in language therapy outcomes in terms of receptive, expressive, and total language skills.</p>

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Multimodal approaches in language therapy for children with developmental language delay: enhancing engagement and outcomes using Let’s Learn Program

  • Rasha Sami,
  • Ghada Tarek

摘要

Purpose

The current study used Let’s Learn, an Arabic computer-based program designed for Egyptian children with delayed language development, to compare language outcomes between two groups of children with delayed language development. In one group, multimodal computer-based therapy was used along with speech therapy; in the other, speech therapy was used alone.

Methods

Thirty children with delayed language development were divided into two groups. Each received language therapy for 6 months, one with conventional language therapy and the other with a combination of the Let’s Learn Program and traditional therapy.

Results

The group that received combined therapy showed significant language improvement in all language parameters with a higher amplitude of change than the group that received conventional therapy.

Conclusion

Combining multimodal, computer-based programs with traditional therapy of language provides more significant improvement in language therapy outcomes in terms of receptive, expressive, and total language skills.