Re: Law, Garrett, and Nye (2004a). "The efficacy of treatment for children with developmental speech and language delay/disorder: a meta-analysis"

The current emphasis on evidence-based practice is an important renewal of clinicians' commitment to the link between research and practice. From their inception, our professions have placed high value on the application of research findings. This is not new. What is new about evidence-based practice is that clinicians are now challenged to be better informed about scientific process, to read more systematically, and to weigh bodies of evidence. Given the scope of our practice, these are daunting tasks. Like many clinicians, I make a point of reading review articles to keep abreast of the literature, and I generally find them useful. The meta-analysis recently published by Law, Garrett, and Nyc (2004a), however, concerns me on several counts.