Speech-Language Pathologist, Specialized in Child Language, Autism Spectrum Disorders and Fluency Disorders in Children, Master and PhD in Education and Human Sciences (Special Education), Post-doc in Medical Clinic (Education in Health), Associate Professor at Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Department of Bauru School of Dentistry (University of São Paulo - USP) - Brazil
The acquisition and development of language are primary in a child’s life, especially because language is one of the main means of social interaction. Therefore, it is of great importance that good language development has been assured to children and, when necessary, good intervention at their difficulties. Currently, in the field of children’s language in Brazil, different therapeutic approaches are arguable, but the necessity of development of structured therapeutic programs is verified, elaborated with technical and scientific quality so that they may stimulate the different abilities of language, aiming at considering the specificities of each child in order to minimize the difficulties. Such intervention programs would guide speech-language pathologists to plan their therapies and provide more effects in the intervention process. The aim of this study is to elaborate a stimulation program for verbal language for children with language delay. For this reason, the stimulation program was judged by peers (experts) after it was designed. The experts verified if the strategies were coherent about (a) the stimulation target and (b) the complexity level. In conclusion, the program reached the goal, since it could give direction and enhance to speech-language pathologists in cases of difficulties in verbal language.
Part of the book: Advances in Speech-language Pathology