[Group treatment of children with speech disorders].

Group instruction of children with speech disorders due to clefts has certain advantages over individual instruction. These advantages ares presented from the viewpoint of logopaedia and corroborated by experience with 77 children treated up to now. More rapid and better speech rehabilitation associated with a decrease in indication for speech-improving surgical interventions are the outstanding results of group instruction. It comprises early instruction, rehabilitative logopaedia (courses and individual instruction) and after-care with directives for the parents, and concerns the age groups 0-3, 3-6 (7) and 6 (7)-18 years.