Technology Assisted Language Intervention (TALI)
TALI incorporates augmentative and alternative communication technology (AAC) into traditional speech/language therapy as a language-teaching tool delivered by a speech-language pathologist (SLP). The TALI software provides visual supports for abstract linguistic concepts, voice output and consistent models for verbalisations.
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Technology Assisted Language Intervention (TALI)
TALI incorporates augmentative and alternative communication technology (AAC) into traditional speech/language therapy as a language-teaching tool delivered by a speech-language pathologist (SLP). The TALI software provides visual supports for abstract linguistic concepts, voice output and consistent models for verbalisations.
Evidence Rating: Indicative
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World Of Words
The World of Words (WOW) is a multimedia intervention designed to support vocabulary and conceptual development of low-income preschool children (3-4 years).
Evidence Rating: Moderate
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Tots Talking
Tots Talking is a co-produced programme designed with parents and carers. It aims to support parents and carer of 2-year-olds who may be at risk of speech and language challenges to change their communicative behaviour. It is an 8-week programme involving weekly one-hour interactive sessions with small groups of 6-8 parents and carers. The sessions are facilitated by a trained early years practitioner and are available for delivery online or face-to-face. A small pilot was completed in 2019.
Evidence Rating: Indicative
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Building Early Sentences Therapy (BEST)
Building Early Sentences Therapy (BEST) is an intervention based on usage-based theory designed to support pre-school children aged 3 - 6 years with low language abilities to understand and produce two-, three- and four-clause element sentences.
Evidence Rating: Indicative
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Supporting knowledge in language and literacy
Supporting Knowledge in Language and Literacy is a narrative and vocabulary instruction program for children with language disorders provided by a speech-language pathologist (SLP) in a regular primary school classroom setting.
Evidence Rating: Indicative
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Fast ForWord
Fast ForWord (SLC, 2002) is a computerised intervention programme developed by the Scientific Learning Corporation. Fast ForWord aims to improve children’s reading and oral language skills. There are quite well-documented evidence-based studies and systematic reviews on Fast ForWord. However, its efficacy has received little positive support.
Evidence Rating: Strong
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Strathclyde Language Intervention Programme
The Strathclyde Language Intervention Programme was devised by Mccartney and colleagues to promote the language development of children with specific language impairments. Emphasis is on both understanding and expression of language in primary school and is delivered speech and language therapy assistants under the guidance of a speech and language therapist.
Evidence Rating: Moderate
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Pragmatic language intervention for children with autism
This pragmatic language intervention is a play-based intervention for children with autism. Children, paired with a typically developing peer, take part in 10 weekly clinic-based play sessions with play modelled by a therapist, video feedback and therapist-parent discussion. Parents are also trained in intervention to provide 10 manualised practice components at home, 1 component per week, focusing on social communication and play skills that are challenging for children with social difficulties
Evidence Rating: Moderate
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Fluency intervention for children with SLI
Fluency intervention for SLI targets phonetic and semantic fluency to improve fluency skills of primary school children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI). Intervention is delivered over 36 weeks by speech therapy professionals, totalling 72 x 15-minute sessions, twice per week. 34 children with SLI took part, and 34 control children, aged 5-11 years.
Evidence Rating: Moderate
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