Doman Method for the inclusion and language intervention of children with language development disorder.

Abstract

The Doman flashcards of the Doman Method are a sequence of drawings or photographs, accompanied by the written word of what they represent, which is shown to the children. There is much controversy about this method. The aim of this work is to verify the effectiveness of the application of Doman flashcards in children with language disorders. The scientific vacuum on this topic causes ignorance about their effectiveness in speech therapy treatments. This research follows a pre-experimental quantitative research method of repeated pre-post measures in which there is a single group. The preliminary results indicate that the participants improve in the phonetic-phonological levels, but no improvements are found in other levels. When no significant improvements are revealed in the other levels, it is recommended to adapt the application methodology of flashcards method to be used in successive sessions within the school, to eliminate the excessive responsibility of the family during the intervention, to increase the number of words in each pass and, finally, substitute the words shown, adapting them to the norm typical use of language development and the child's age.