Elspeth McCartney|James Boyle|Sue Ellis|Susan Bannatyne|Mary Turnbull
Indirect language therapy for children with persistent language impairment in mainstream primary schools: outcomes from a cohort intervention
University of Strathclyde|University of Strathclyde|University of Strathclyde|NHS Forth Valley|NHS Forth Valley
background manualized language therapy developed via randomized controlled trial proved efficacious shortterm developing expressive language mainstream primary school children persistent language impairment therapy delivered predetermined schedule speech language therapists speech language therapy assistants children individually groups however model service delivery longer common model uk schools indirect consultancy approaches intervention delivered school staff often used aims cohort study undertaken investigate whether therapy equally efficacious delivered comparable children school staff rather speech language therapists speech language therapy assistants methods procedures children cohort study selected using criteria randomized controlled trial manualized therapy used delivered mainstream school staff using consultancy model common uk outcomes compared randomized controlled trial participants outcomes results gains expressive language measured randomized controlled trial replicated cohort study less languagelearning activity recorded planned less delivered randomized controlled trial implications consultancy speech language therapist service delivery models mainstream schools outlined conclusions implications present efficacious therapy delivered speech language therapists speech language therapy assistants children individually groups may related faithful adherence interventions schedule probably greater amount languagelearning activity undertaken intervention delivered via schoolbased consultancy approaches schools require carefully monitored schools slt services