Cleft Lip/Palate and the PROMPT method

This article looks at the use of PROMPT therapy in children with Cleft lip or palate and finds PROMPT to be effective in improving speech production.

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:
The aim of this article to look at the traditional approaches to treating speech production disorders with cleft lip and/or palate, as well as investigating whether PROMPT is an effective therapy for this population.

Editor's comments:
This article demonstrates that the PROMPT method can be used effectively to improve speech intelligibility with children with cleft lip and/or palate. Frequent sessions and longer session lengths are important.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

1. Cleft lip and/or palate 
2. Causes of speech difficulties
3. Speech difficulties that present with Cleft lip and/or palate
4. The different types of articulation errors 
5. Traditional treatment methods to treat articulation difficulties
6. PROMPT methods 
7. PROMPT and cleft lip and/or palate
8. The Motor Speech Hierarchy
9. Improvements noted in child with cleft lip and/or palate, using the PROMPT method.

Instructions for this Module

• Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
• You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
• The pass grade is 70%;
• You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
• Please click on the CPD certificate link below to claim your CPD certificate and to update your CPD Manager.

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