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Speech Production/Fluency (see abbreviations table as needed for treatments)

Year
Reference (in chronological order)
Design
N
Class
Phase
Treatment
1966
Beyn, E. S., & Shokhor-Trotskaya, M. K. (1966). The preventative method of speech rehabilitation in aphasia. Cortex, 2, 96-108.
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31
3
1
Preventative Method
1973
Albert, M. L., Sparks, R. W., & Helm, N. A. (1973). Melodic intonation therapy for aphasia. Archives of Neurology, 29, 130-131.
CS
1
3
1
Melodic Intonation Therapy
1974
Sparks, R., Helm, N., & Albert, M. (1974). Aphasia rehabilitation resulting from melodic intonation therapy. Cortex, 10, 303-316.
SS
6
3
1
Melodic Intonation Therapy
1976
Marshall, N., & Holtzapple, P. (1976). Melodic intonation therapy: variations on a theme. In R. H. Brookshire (Ed.), Clinical Aphasiology: Vol. 6 (pp. 151-171). Minneapolis, MN: BRK Publishers.
(link to article)
CS
4
3
1
Melodic Intonation Therapy (MIT), copying sentences for MIT
1976
Sparks, R. W., & Holland, A. L. (1976). Method: Melodic intonation therapy for aphasia. Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 41, 287-297.
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6
3
1
Melodic Intonation Therapy, copying
1977
Florance, C. L., & Deal, J. L. (1977). A treatment protocol for nonverbal stroke patients. In R. H. Brookshire (Ed.), Clinical Aphasiology: Vol. 7 (pp. 59-67). Minneapolis, MN: BRK Publishers.
(link to article)
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15
3
1
Spoken sentence & question training
1979
Goldfarb, R. & Bader, E. (1979). Espousing melodic intonation therapy in aphasia rehabiliation: A case study. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2, 333-342.
CS
1
3
2
Melodic Intonation Therapy
1979
Laughlin, S. A., Naeser, M. A., & Gordon, W. P. (1979). Effects of three syllable durations using the melodic intonation therapy technique. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 22, 311-320.
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5
3
2
Melodic Intonation Therapy
1980
Helm. N. A., & Barresi, B. (1980). Voluntary control of involuntary utterance: A treatment approach for severe aphasia. In R. H. Brookshire (Ed.), Clinical Aphasiology: Vol. 10 (pp. 308-315). Minneapolis, MN: BRK Publishers.
(link to article)
SS
3
3
1
Voluntary control of involuntary utterances
1982
Kotten, A. (1982). Therapy for neologistic jargon aphasia: A case report. British Journal of Disorders of Communication, 17, 61-73.
CS
1
3
1
Multimodal tx
1983
Royall, J. B., & Horner, J. (1983). Acquisition generalization of cued speech by a chronically aphasic adult. In R. H. Brookshire (Ed.), Clinical Aphasiology: Vol. 13 (pp. 85-95). Minneapolis, MN: BRK Publishers.
(link to article)
SS
1
3
1
Cued Speech
1983
Stevens, E. R., & Glaser, L. E. (1983). Multiple input phoneme therapy: An approach to severe apraxia and expressive aphasia. In R. H. Brookshire (Ed.), Clinical Aphasiology: Vol. 13 (pp. 148-155). Minneapolis, MN: BRK Publishers.
(link to article)
SS
5
3
1
Multiple Input Phoneme Therapy
1985
Kearns, K. P. (1985). Response elaboration training for patient initiated utterances. In R. H. Brookshire (Ed.), Clinical Aphasiology: Vol. 15 (pp. 196-204). Minneapolis, MN: BRK Publishers.
(link to article)
SS
1
3
1
RET
1986
Kearns, K. P. (1986). Systematic programming of verbal elaboration skills in chronic Broca’s aphasia. In R. C. Marshall (Ed.), Case studies in aphasia rehabilitation (pp. 225-244). Austin: Pro-Ed.
SS
1
3
1
RET
1986
Marshall. R. C., & Neuburger, S. I. (1986). Reducing sentence production time in chronic Broca’s aphasia. In R. H. Brookshire (Ed.), Clinical Aphasiology: Vol. 16 (pp. 213-220). Minneapolis, MN: BRK Publishers.
(link to article)
SS
1
3
1
Client videotape observation
1986
Sullivan, M. P., Fisher, B., & Marshall, R. C. (1986). Treating the repetition deficit in conduction aphasia. In R. H. Brookshire (Ed.), Clinical Aphasiology: Vol. 16 (pp. 172-180). Minneapolis, MN: BRK Publishers.
(link to article)
SS
1
3
1
Repetition tx
1987
Bernstein-Ellis, E., Wertz, R. T., & Shubitowski, Y. (1987). More pace, less fillers: A verbal strategy for a high-level aphasic patient. In R. H. Brookshire (Ed.), Clinical Aphasiology: Vol. 17 (pp. 212-21). Minneapolis, MN: BRK Publishers. (link to article)
SS
1
3
1
Pacing board
1987
Coehlo, C. A., Kimbarow, M. L., & Boyle, M. (1987). A longitudinal study of word fluency response strategies in two aphasic subjects. In R. H. Brookshire (Ed.), Clinical Aphasiology: Vol. 17 (pp. 233-242). Minneapolis, MN: BRK Publishers.
(link to article)
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2
3
1
Generative naming
1987
Helm-Estabrooks, N., Emery, P., & Albert, M. L. (1987). Treatment of aphasic perseveration (TAP) program. Archives of Neurology, 44, 1253-1255. (link to abstract)
SS
3
3
1
TAP: Tx for Aphasic Perseveration
1988
Cubelli, R., Foresti, A., & Consolini, T. (1988). Reeducation strategies in conduction aphasia. Journal of Communication Disorders, 21, 239-249.
(link to abstract)
CS
3
3
1
Multimodal word & sentence tx
1988
Dworkin, J.P., Abkarian, G.G., & Johns, D.F. (1988). Apraxia of speech: the effectiveness of a treatment regimen. Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 53, 280-294.
(link to abstract)
SS
1
3
1
Word & sentence production
1988
Huntley, R. A., & Rothi, L. J. G. (1988). Treatment of verbal akinesia in a case of transcortical motor aphasia. Aphasiology, 2, 55-66.
CS
1
3
1
Sentence generation; semantic tx
1989
Boyle, M. (1989). Reducing phonemic paraphasias in the connected speech of a conduction aphasic subject. In T. E. Prescott (Ed.), Clinical Aphasiology: Vol. 18 (pp. 379-394). Austin, TX: Pro-Ed.
(link to article)
SS
1
3
1
Orally reading tx
1989
Kearns, K. P. & Scher, G. P. (1989). The generalization of response elaboration training effects. In T. E. Prescott (Ed.), Clinical Aphasiology: Vol. 18 (pp. 223-245). Boston, MA: College-Hill.
(link to article)
SS
3
3
2
RET
1989
Kearns, K. P., & Scher, G. P. (1989). The generalization of response elaboration training effects. In T. E. Prescott (Ed.), Clinical Aphasiology: Vol. 18 (pp. 223-246). Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
(link to article)
SS
99
3
1
RET
1989
Whitney, J. L., & Goldstein, H. (1989). Using self-monitoring to reduce disfluencies in speakers with mild aphasia. Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 54, 576-586.
(link to abstract)
SS
3
3
1
Self-monitoring during picture description
1990
Kohn, S. E., Smith, K. L., & Arsenault, J. K. (1990). The remediation of conduction aphasia via sentence repetition. British Journal of Communication Disorders, 25, 45-60.
SS
1
3
1
Repetition tx
1991
Beard, L. C., & Prescott, T. E. (1991). Replication of a treatment protocol for repetition deficit in conduction aphasia. In T. E. Prescott (Ed.), Clinical Aphasiology: Vol. 19 (pp. 197-208). Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
(link to article)
SS
1
3
2
Oral reading tx
1991
Doyle, PJ, Oleyar, KS, & Goldstein, H. (1991). Facilitating functional conversational skills in aphasia: An experimental analysis of a generalization training procedure. In TE Prescott (Ed.), Clinical Aphasiology Vol.19 (pp. 229-242). Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
(link to article)
SS
1
3
1
Tx on statements & requests
1991
Gaddie, A., Kearns, K. P., & Yedor, K. (1991). A qualitative analysis of response elaboration training. In T. E. Prescott (Ed.), Clinical Aphasiology: Vol. 19 (pp. 171-184). Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
(link to article)
SS
3
3
1
RET
1991
Kearns, K. P., & Yedor, K. (1991). An alternating treatments comparison of loose training and a convergent treatment strategy. In T. E. Prescott (Ed.), Clinical Aphasiology: Vol. 20 (pp. 223-238). Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
(link to article)
SS
2
3
1
RET vs. convergent tx
1991
Pulvermüller, F., & Roth, V. M. (1991). Communicative aphasia treatment as a further development of PACE therapy. Aphasiology, 5, 39-50.
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3
1
PACE
1991
Raymer, A., & Thompson, C. K. (1991). Effects of verbal plus gestural treatment in a patient with aphasia and severe apraxia so speech. In T. E. Prescott (Ed.), Clinical Aphasiology: Vol. 20 (pp. 285-298). Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
(link to article)
SS
1
3
1
Verbal + Gesture
1992
Popovici, M., & Mihailescu, L. (1992). Melodic intonation in the rehabilitation of Romanian aphasics with bucco-lingual apraxia. Romanian Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry, 30, 99-113.
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160
2
2
Melodic Intonation Therapy
1993
Pulvermuller, F. & Schonle, P. W. (1993). Behavioral and neuronal changes during treatment of mixed transcortical aphasia. Cognition, 48, 139-161.
(link to abstract)
SS
1
3
1
Requesting & responding to requests
1993
Springer, L., Willmes, K., & Haag, E. (1993). Training in the use of wh-questions and prepositions in dialogues: A comparison of two different approaches in aphasia therapy. Aphasiology, 7, 251-270.
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12
3
1
Linguistic Oriented Learning Approach vs Stimulation (MIT)
1996
Belin, P., van Eekhout, P., Zilbovicius, M., Remy, P., Guillaume, S., Chain, F., Rancurel, G., & Samson, Y. (1996). Recovery from nonfluent aphasia after melodic intonation therapy: A PET study. Neurology, 47, 1504-1511.
(link to abstract)
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2
2
Melodic Intonation Therapy
1997
Penn, C., Jones, D., & Joffe, V. (1997). Hierarchical discourse therapy: A method for the mild patient. Aphasiology, 11, 601-632.
SS
2
3
1
Discourse tx
1998
Wambaugh, J., West, J., & Doyle, P. (1998). Treatment of apraxia of speech: Effects of targeting sound groups. Aphasiology, 12, 731-743.
SS
1
3
1
Integral Stimulation, Response Contingent Feedback
2000
Baker, F. A. (2000). Modifying the melodic intonation therapy program for adults with severe non-fluent aphasia. Music Therapy Perspectives, 18, 110-114.
(link to abstract)
CS
2
3
1
Melodic Intonation Therapy
2000
Knock, T.R., Ballard, K.J., Robin, D.A., & Schmidt, R.A. (2000). Influence of order of stimulus presentation on speech motor learning: a principled approach to treatment for apraxia of speech. Aphasiology, 14(5/6), 653-668.
(link to abstract)
SS(ATD)
2
3
1
Phonetic Placement Therapy
2000
Wambaugh, J.L. & Martinez, A.L. (2000). Effects of rate and rhythm control on consonant production accuracy in apraxia of speech. Aphasiology, 14(8), 851-871.
(link to abstract)
SS
1
3
1
metronomic pacing & hand tapping
2000
Wambaugh, J. L., & Martinez, A. L. (2000). Effects of modified response elaboration training with apraxic and aphasic speakers. Aphasiology, 14, 603-617.
(link to abstract)
SS
3
3
2
RET
2001
Bose, A., Square, P.A., Schlosser, R., & van Lieshout, P. (2001). Effects of PROMPT therapy on speech motor function in a person with aphasia and apraxia of speech. Aphasiology, 15(8), 767-785.
(link to abstract)
SS
1
3
1
PROMPT
2001
Boucher, V., Garcia, L. J., Fleurant, J., Paradis, J. (2001). Variable efficacy of rhythm and tone in melody-based interventions: Implications for the assumption of a right-hemisphere facilitation in non-fluent aphasia. Aphasiology, 15, 131-149.
(link to abstract)
SS
2
3
1
Melodic Intonation Therapy
2001
Hinckley, J. J., Patterson, J. P., & Carr, T. H. (2001). Differential effects of context- and skill-based treatment approaches: Preliminary findings. Aphasiology, 15, 463-476.
(link to abstract)
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2
2
Context vs. skill-based
1999
Katz, W.F., Bharadwaj, S.V., & Carstens, B. (1999). Electromagnetic articulography treatment for an adult with Broca’s aphasia and apraxia of speech. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 42, 1355-1366.
(link to abstract)
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1
3
1
Biofeedback
2001
Linebarger, M. C., Schwartz, M. F., & Kohn, S. E. (2001). Computer-based training of language production: An exploratory study. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 11, 57-96.
(link to abstract)
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5
3
1
Computer & AAC
2001
Pulvermuller, F., Neininger, B., Elbert, T., Mohr, B., Rockstroh, B., Koebbel, P., & Taub, E. (2001). Constraint-induced therapy of chronic aphasia after stroke. Stroke, 32, 1621-1626.
(link to abstract)
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1
3
CILT
2001
Wambaugh, J. L., Martinez, A. L., & Alegre, M. N. (2001). Qualitative changes following application of modified response elaboration training with apraxic-aphasic speakers. Aphasiology, 15(10/11), 965-976.
(link to abstract)
SS
2
3
2
RET
2002
Maas, E, Barlow, J, Robin, D, & Shapiro, L. (2002). Treatment of sound errors in aphasia and apraxia of speech: Effects of phonological complexity. Aphasiology, 16 (4/5/6), 609-622.
(link to abstract)
SS
2
3
1
Single word repetition
2002
Raymer, A., Rowland, L., Haley, M., & Crosson, B. (2002). Nonsymbolic movement training to improve sentence generation in transcortical motor aphasia: A case study. Aphasiology, 16, 493-506.
(link to abstract)
SS
1
3
1
Oral production + hand movements
2003
Bonakdarpour, B., Eftekharzadeh, A., & Ashayeri, H. (2003). Melodic intonation therapy in Persian aphasic patients. Aphasiology, 17(1), 75-95.
(link to abstract)
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3
2
MIT
2004
Wambaugh, J. & Nessler, C. (2004). Modification of sound production treatment for apraxia of speech: acquisition and generalization effects. Aphasiology, 18(5/6/7), 407-427.
(link to abstract)
SS
1
3
2
Sound Production Tx
2005
Youmans, G., Holland, A., Munoz, M. L., & Bourgeois, M. (2005). Script training and automaticity in two individuals with aphasia. Aphasiology, 19(3/4/5), 435-450.
(link to abstract)
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2
3
1
Script training
2005
Schneider, S.L., Frens, R.A. (2005). Training four-syllable CV patterns in individual with acquired apraxia of speech: theoretical implications. Aphasiology, 19 (3/4/5), 451-471.
(link to abstract)
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3
3
1
4-step syllable training