Looking Ahead: An introduction to Five Exploratory Studies of Fast ForWord.
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
Volume
10
Issue
3
Publication Date
2001
First Page
195
Last Page
202
Abstract
In this paper, we provide an introductory overview of a novelapproach to language intervention called Fast ForWord (FFW),developed by the Scientific Learning Corporation. More than20,000 children have received FFW intervention, and many researchers,clinicians, educators, and parents are asking questions aboutthe effectiveness of FFW. To date, there are few evaluationsof the treatment other than those that have been published bythe developers of the FFW program. This introductory paper willdiscuss the underlying hypotheses associated with FFW, the componentsof FFW, and the few studies that have been published regardingthe efficacy of FFW. A clinical outcome model based on the workof R. R. Robey and M. C. Schultz (1998) is proposed as a wayof understanding the contributions and limitations of previousintervention studies on FFW and as well as those presented inthis issue. We end with a look at the questions that need tobe asked by researchers and clinicians who are interested inFFW.
Recommended Citation
Friel-Patti, S., Gillam, R. B., & Loeb, D. F. (2001). Looking ahead: An introduction to five exploratory studies of Fast ForWord. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 10, (2) 195-202
Comments
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