Outcomes for children receiving remote-speech therapy by telepractice, are similar to in-person sessions with a therapist. A report by Hear and Say, on using Skype to deliver teletherapy services to remote areas of Australia, was published in the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare (read below).
Read: Pilot Study of Telepractice For Delivering Speech Therapy
Early Intervention Boosts Social Integration
Children who start auditory-verbal therapy and early intervention at infant stage have improved social integration, according to an unrelated study by First Voice, an Australia-NZ consortium which includes Hear and Say.
Read: Early start means success for children with hearing issues
Infant Teaching Improves Language Scores
Notably, children who received verbal-based early teaching had an average language performance standard score of 94.73, placing them in the average range of their hearing peers (standard score for hearing children is 85-115).
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