643 - MULTIMODAL APPROACHES IN LANGUAGE THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DELAY: ENHANCING ENGAGEMENT AND OUTCOMES USING LET'S LEARN PROGRAM

Session: D05S022 - Identity and Inclusion 2
AUTHORS:
Sami Rasha (National Research Center ~ Cairp ~ Egypt)
Abstract text:
Purpose The current study used Let's Learn, an Arabic computer-based program designed for Egyptian children with delayed language development, to compare language outcomes between two groups of children with delayed language development. In one group, multimodal computer-based therapy was used along with speech therapy;
in the other, speech therapy was used alone.
Methods Thirty children with delayed language development were divided into two groups. Each received language therapy for 6 months, one with conventional language therapy and the other with a combination of the Let's Learn Program and traditional therapy.
Results The group that received combined therapy showed significant language improvement in all language parameters with a higher amplitude of change than the group that received conventional therapy.
Conclusion Combining multimodal, computer-based programs with traditional therapy of language provides more significant improvement in language therapy outcomes in terms of receptive, expressive, and total language skills.