Professional paper

“Rhythmical stimulations” and early speech and language intervention

Renata Rade orcid.org/0000-0001-6758-9735 ; Polyclinic for the Rehabilitation of Listening and Speech Suvag

Abstract

“Rhythmical stimulations” is a therapeutic procedure where speech and language therapy, the Verbo-tonal method and the Laban movement theory are used to achieve better verbal and communication skills. In the Polyclinic SUVAG, the “rhythmical stimulations” procedure is conducted by a Speech and Language Pathologist who has also a degree in the “Rhythm and Body Movement”, and works in the Speech and Language Disorders
Department. When examining the number and chronological age of all children engaged in the “rhythmical stimulations” in April 2006, the author focused on a sample of children with language impairments under the age of 4 and he analysed their speech and language
diagnosis. While creating the sample, the following data were used: chronological age, certain anamnesis data, and the engagement in other types of therapy, the duration of therapy and the recommendations for future therapy. The need for early education of
parents and caregivers in kindergartens is also emphasized and within this program, we specifically stress the need for early consulting, monitoring and direct therapy of young children with delayed speech and language development.

Keywords

Rhythmical stimulations; children with language impairment

Hrčak ID:

123963

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/123963

Publication date:

1.7.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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