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Collaborative Working between Speech and Language Therapists and Teaching Staff in Mainstream UK Primary Schools: A Scoping Review
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Alys Mathers; Nicola Botting; Rebecca Moss; Helen Spicer-Cain – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2024
Support for school-age children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) usually takes place within the school setting. Successful outcomes for children with SLCN rely on effective collaborative working between speech and language therapists (SLTs), school staff and families. We need to understand the current evidence regarding the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Allied Health Personnel, Speech Language Pathology, Elementary Schools
Classroom Inclusion of Saudi Arabian Students with Speech, Language, and Communication Needs through Enhanced Communication
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Abed, Mohaned G.; Shackelford, Todd K. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2023
We investigated how teachers could be encouraged to develop and enact inclusive practices in their communication with children who have speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN). This research was conducted in Saudi Arabia, where official policy and legislation state that inclusive education is to be supported. The present exploratory,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Inclusion, Speech Impairments
Behavioural Intervention Effects in Dysarthria Following Stroke: Communication Effectiveness, Intelligibility and Dysarthria Impact
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Mackenzie, Catherine; Lowit, Anja – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2007
Background: Dysarthria is a common post-stroke presentation. Its management falls within the remit of the speech and language therapy profession. Little controlled evaluation of the effects of intervention for dysarthria in stroke has been reported. Aims: The study aimed to determine the effects of a period of behavioural communication…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Intervals, Intervention, Speech Therapy
Functional Analysis of Severe Tantrums Displayed by Children with Language Delays: An Outclinic Assessment.
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Vollmer, Timothy R.; And Others – Behavior Modification, 1996
Study investigates three preschool boys with language delays who exhibited tantrums. Alternative communicative responses were identified and reinforced as tantrum replacements for each child. Results show brief functional analyses of tantrums serve as viable assessment options in outclinic settings. Identifying the functional properties of…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Modification, Children, Communication Disorders
Not with a Bang, But a Whisper: Mental Health Consultation with a Selectively Mute Child.
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Hoffman, Janet Andron – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1996
Describes the role of mental health and educational consultants working with a five-year-old selectively mute child in Head Start. Describes strategies implemented in the interdisciplinary work with the teachers, parent, speech therapist, and child. Suggests that the more flexible and adaptive the consultant, the more accepted he or she will be…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Communication Problems, Consultants, Early Childhood Education
Guidelines for Identifying Students with Perceptual/Communicative Disabilities.
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Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. Special Education Services Unit. – 2001
This handbook is designed for use by trained educational diagnosticians and special educators as they go about the complex task of identifying students with perceptual/communicative disabilities (PCD) and determining eligibility for special education services. Section 1 of the text discusses federal criteria for determining the existence of a…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Communication Disorders, Communication Problems, Disability Identification
Handbook of Child Language Acquisition.
Ritchie, William C., Ed.; Bhatia, Tej K., Ed. – 1999
This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the major areas of research in the field of child language acquisition. It is divided into seven parts and 19 chapters. Part I is an introduction and overview. Part II covers central issues in the study of child language acquisition, focusing on syntax, including those of innateness, maturation, and…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Communication Disorders, Communication Problems