The Use of Non-Speach Oral Motor Exercises to Reduce the Severity of Speech Apraxia in Children

Research Abstract

Abstract: The current study aimed to investigate the Use of Non Speech Oral Motor Exercises To reduce the severity of Speech apraxia in Children. The study sample consisted of 10 children with Speech apraxia disorder from AlRashedin Center in Ahnasia and Awladna Association, Their ages range between (4-7) years, and Their (IQ) ranges between (90-100) and the severity of Apraxia disorder ranger (45-55). They do not have any organic diseases, disabilities, or concomitant disorders. The researcher relied on the Quasi-experimental approach with two groups. Dividing the sample into two experimental and control groups, each groups consisted of (5) children. And The Current study relied on the following tools: the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition( Mahmoud Abu Al-Neil et al., (2011),and the Scale of Verbal Apraxia Disorder (prepared by: Violet Fouad Ibrahim and Nani Awad Allah, 2021), and a training program based on Non Speech Oral Motor Exercises to reduce the severity of Speech apraxia in children (prepared by: the researcher). The results Found that there are differences between the Average ranks of the scores of the experimental and control groups in the post-assessment for the experimental group on the Scale of Speech Apraxia for children, and there are statistically Significant Difference between the Average ranks of the scores of the Children of the experimental group in the Pre-and Post –Assessments for the Post Assessment on the scale of Speech Apraxia for Children,and there are no Statistically significant differences between the average Scores of the experimental group children in the Dimensional and Tracking assessments on the scale of Speech Apraxia for Children. Keywords: apraxia of Speech, Non Speech Oral Motor Exercises, Children with Apraxia Speech

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Keywords: apraxia of Speech, Non Speech Oral Motor Exercises, Children with Apraxia Speech