A Comparison of Duration of Speech Accuracy Between Co-articulation Exercise and General Exercise in Children with Articulation Disorders
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Objective: The purpose of this research was to compare a period of time in speech training for children with articulation disorders by using 2 types of exercises, the co-articulation and general exercise.
Patients and Methods: Thirty children with articulation disorders were randomly selected and divided into 2 groups. Group 1 (n =15) was trained by a co-articulation exercise was used; and group 2 (n=15) by using a general articulation exercise. The data of this study were analyzed by descriptive statistics.
Results: Average period of time of speech accuracy in the co-articulation group was 2.66 weeks and 4.66 weeks for the general group. However, the result cannot be concluded that the duration of using the co-articulation exercise was shorter than the duration of using general exercise because the sample size of each group is small and varieties of articulation placements and manners of speech sounds.
Conclusion: The co-articulation exercise is another beneficial method for improving articulation skills in Thai language. The results of this study can be the guideline to develop articulation exercises for people with articulation disorders which could be a standard and effective tool for using in a clinical setting.
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