Spelling Proficiency of Children with a Resolved Phonological Speech Sound Disorder Treated with an Integrated Approach—A Long-Term Follow-Up Randomized Controlled Trial
Phonological developmental speech sound disorders (pDSSD) in childhood are often associated with later difficulties in literacy acquisition. The present study is a follow-up of the randomized controlled trial (RCT) on the effectiveness of PhonoSens, a treatment for pDSSD that focuses on improving au...
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| author | Denise I. Siemons-Lühring Amélie E. Hesping Harald A. Euler Lars Meyer Corinna Gietmann Boris Suchan Katrin Neumann |
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| description | Phonological developmental speech sound disorders (pDSSD) in childhood are often associated with later difficulties in literacy acquisition. The present study is a follow-up of the randomized controlled trial (RCT) on the effectiveness of PhonoSens, a treatment for pDSSD that focuses on improving auditory self-monitoring skills and categorial perception of phoneme contrasts, which could have a positive impact on later spelling development. Our study examines the spelling abilities of 26 German-speaking children (15 girls, 11 boys; mean age 10.1 years, range 9.3–11.2 years) 3–6 years after their successful completion of the PhonoSens treatment. Spelling assessment revealed that only 3 out of 26 participants developed a spelling disorder. In the overall population of fourth-graders, one in five children showed a spelling deficit; in another study of elementary school children, with resolved pDSSD, 18 of 32 children had a spelling deficit. Thus, the applied pDSSD treatment method appears to be associated with positive spelling development. Multiple regression analysis revealed that among the potentially predictive factors for German-speaking children with resolved pDSSD to develop later spelling difficulties, parental educational level and family risk for developmental language disorder (DLD) had an impact on children’s spelling abilities; gender and the child’s phonological memory had not. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b13e9b7d008644e08bc73f83392a15db2023-11-18T18:48:57ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672023-06-01107115410.3390/children10071154Spelling Proficiency of Children with a Resolved Phonological Speech Sound Disorder Treated with an Integrated Approach—A Long-Term Follow-Up Randomized Controlled TrialDenise I. Siemons-Lühring0Amélie E. Hesping1Harald A. Euler2Lars Meyer3Corinna Gietmann4Boris Suchan5Katrin Neumann6Department of Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Malmedyweg 13, 48149 Münster, GermanyDepartment of Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Malmedyweg 13, 48149 Münster, GermanyDepartment of Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Malmedyweg 13, 48149 Münster, GermanyDepartment of Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Malmedyweg 13, 48149 Münster, GermanyDepartment of Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Malmedyweg 13, 48149 Münster, GermanyDepartment of Clinical Neuropsychology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801 Bochum, GermanyDepartment of Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Malmedyweg 13, 48149 Münster, GermanyPhonological developmental speech sound disorders (pDSSD) in childhood are often associated with later difficulties in literacy acquisition. The present study is a follow-up of the randomized controlled trial (RCT) on the effectiveness of PhonoSens, a treatment for pDSSD that focuses on improving auditory self-monitoring skills and categorial perception of phoneme contrasts, which could have a positive impact on later spelling development. Our study examines the spelling abilities of 26 German-speaking children (15 girls, 11 boys; mean age 10.1 years, range 9.3–11.2 years) 3–6 years after their successful completion of the PhonoSens treatment. Spelling assessment revealed that only 3 out of 26 participants developed a spelling disorder. In the overall population of fourth-graders, one in five children showed a spelling deficit; in another study of elementary school children, with resolved pDSSD, 18 of 32 children had a spelling deficit. Thus, the applied pDSSD treatment method appears to be associated with positive spelling development. Multiple regression analysis revealed that among the potentially predictive factors for German-speaking children with resolved pDSSD to develop later spelling difficulties, parental educational level and family risk for developmental language disorder (DLD) had an impact on children’s spelling abilities; gender and the child’s phonological memory had not.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/7/1154speech sound disorderphonologicaltreatmenttherapyspelling disorderdyslexia |
| spellingShingle | Denise I. Siemons-Lühring Amélie E. Hesping Harald A. Euler Lars Meyer Corinna Gietmann Boris Suchan Katrin Neumann Spelling Proficiency of Children with a Resolved Phonological Speech Sound Disorder Treated with an Integrated Approach—A Long-Term Follow-Up Randomized Controlled Trial Children speech sound disorder phonological treatment therapy spelling disorder dyslexia |
| title | Spelling Proficiency of Children with a Resolved Phonological Speech Sound Disorder Treated with an Integrated Approach—A Long-Term Follow-Up Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_full | Spelling Proficiency of Children with a Resolved Phonological Speech Sound Disorder Treated with an Integrated Approach—A Long-Term Follow-Up Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_fullStr | Spelling Proficiency of Children with a Resolved Phonological Speech Sound Disorder Treated with an Integrated Approach—A Long-Term Follow-Up Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spelling Proficiency of Children with a Resolved Phonological Speech Sound Disorder Treated with an Integrated Approach—A Long-Term Follow-Up Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_short | Spelling Proficiency of Children with a Resolved Phonological Speech Sound Disorder Treated with an Integrated Approach—A Long-Term Follow-Up Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_sort | spelling proficiency of children with a resolved phonological speech sound disorder treated with an integrated approach a long term follow up randomized controlled trial |
| topic | speech sound disorder phonological treatment therapy spelling disorder dyslexia |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/7/1154 |
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