Effect of Parents’ Involvement Interventions in Speech Language Delay among Late Talking Toddlers in Egypt: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Farrag S

doi:10.31031/rpn.2020.04.000592

Abstract

Speech language delay is a common developmental problem among Egyptian children. There is paucity of reliable data on parent involvement interventions in speech language problems and of communication disorders in Egypt.

Highlights

Talking is one of the most important visible developmental achievements of early childhood [1]
Approximately one third (30.9%) of the study children in the experimental group had severe language delay pre-intervention and this decreased to 16.2% of children post-intervention
Less than one quarter (18.2%) of the study children in the control group had severe language delay pre-intervention, this increased to about half (54.5%) of children post-intervention (p=

Summary

Introduction

Talking is one of the most important visible developmental achievements of early childhood [1]. Given that ability to make intelligible speech and language is an important correlate of child’s overall development and intellect, the diagnosis of speech delay is made when a child does not achieve this developmental milestone at the expected age [2,3]. The prevalence of speech and language delay in children ranges from 5-15% [4]. In Egypt and many countries in the Gulf regions; paucity of data exists on the burden of this important early childhood disorder. Speech language delay is a common developmental problem among Egyptian children.

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