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Building a model of support for preschool children with speech and language disorders

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posted on 2024-06-17, 19:40 authored by Natalie RobertsonNatalie Robertson, Sarah OhiSarah Ohi
Speech and language disorders impede young children’s abilities to communicate and are often associated with a number of behavioural problems arising in the preschool classroom. This paper reports a small-scale study that investigated 23 Australian educators’ and 7 Speech Pathologists’ experiences in working with three to five year old children with speech and language disorders. The participants responded to a questionnaire relating to the types of SaLD; social and emotional challenges experienced by children; their role in providing support and issues confronting both professions. The findings highlighted that educators play a valuable role in supporting children’s speech and language disorders through the social context of the preschool classroom. Furthermore inter-professional practice between Speech Pathologists and educators was viewed as highly valuable. Drawing upon these findings, a model of support is presented to improve interventions for holistic development.

History

Journal

Journal of education and learning

Volume

5

Pagination

173-181

Location

Toronto, Ont.

Open access

  • Yes

ISSN

2089-9823

eISSN

1927-5269

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2016, The Authors

Issue

3

Publisher

Canadian Center of Science and Education