Phase II trial of a syllable-timed speech treatment for school-age children who stutter
Phase II trial of a syllable-timed speech treatment for school-age children who stutter
“The paper should be no longer than one, single spaced, page, font 12. You should review and summarize one peer reviewed journal article, published after 2008, on a specific treatment approach for either: late talkers, preschool specific language impairment (SLI), mental retardation (MR), autism spectrum disorders (ASD), language and learning disability (LLD), or fluency disorders” I picked fluency disorder-> stuttering Guidelines for Writing a Research Paper I. Purpose of Study (Specific reason for study)(10 pts) A. Why is this study being done? B. What is the “Statement of Purpose”? This information can usually be found at the end of the Introduction/Literature Review section of the article. II. Rationale for the study (Theory behind the study) (10 pts) A. What led the author(s) to pursue the study? B. What is/is not presently being done (clinically) that led the author(s) to study this topic? C. What “new” information has become available that the author(s) felt worthy of study? This information can usually be found in the introduction/Literature Review section of the article. III. Method(10 pts) A. Who were the subjects? (participants) How were they chosen for this study? B. What were the subjects asked to do? C. How was the study performed? (who tested and in what situation?) IV. Results(20 pts) A. What were the results of the study? B. Did the author(s) find what they thought they would find? V. Discussion(20 pts) A. How does (do) the author(s) explain their results? B. Why did they, or did they not, find what they had expected? VI. Clinical Implications(20 pts) A. What are the clinical implications of the study? B. How will you practically apply/transfer the results of this study to your clinical work? VII. State the Limitations of the Study (Examples): (5 pts) A. Number of participants compared to the general population (e.g. small # of participants) B. Changes in language disorder: Could other factors be the reason (time, other teachers, caregivers) VIII. Future Research (follow-up study/ies) (5 pts) A. How could future research be done differently for the purpose of studying the authors questions?
