Evaluation of MSIMT & Videotherapy for Young Children with SSD v.1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Evaluation of Multi-Sensory Input Modelling Therapy (MSIMT)with video-therapy for young children with early signs of speech sound disorder (SSD)
IRAS ID
144085
Contact name
Hilary Gardner
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Sheffield
Research summary
This study will investigate the effectiveness of Multi-Sensory Input Modelling Therapy with video-therapy for young children aged 2 to 4 years old who are showing early signs of speech sound disorder. It is a small scale study being undertaken as an educational project towards the student’s Masters degree. It is sponsored by the University of Sheffield. The Masters qualification is being completed by the student as a continuing professional development qualification via distance learning alongside her full time job as a Speech and Language Therapist and will be recruiting in the North Lincolnshire area. Children with speech sound disorder (SSD) present with unintelligible speech, and at a young age this is often characterised by a restricted speech sound inventory - the child only uses a small number of different sounds when they talk. This intervention aims to help children aged 2 to 4 years with early indications of SSD to add new sounds to their speech sound inventory, and therefore increase the intelligibility of their speech. The importance of early intervention for children presenting with potential SSD has been highlighted recently by several published researchers. It is proposed by the researchers that shaping the speech sound system of a young child, before speech patterns are ‘set’, is easier than trying to re-shape the speech sound system of an older child once incorrect patterns have become established. This intervention has been used with young children presenting with SSD by one member of the Early Years Speech and Language Therapy Team in the Northern Lincolnshire Speech and Language Therapy Service for the past 12 months. If the results of this study are positive this intervention may be made more freely available to children in the North Lincolnshire area.
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - South Yorkshire Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/YH/0082
Date of REC Opinion
10 Apr 2014
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion