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ERIC Number: EJ1468491
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1940-4158
EISSN: EISSN-1940-4166
Available Date: 0000-00-00
AJLD Early Career Researcher Award Winner 2024: Developing Teachers' Knowledge and Confidence for Supporting Students with Speech, Language, and Communication Needs in Flexible Learning Program Classrooms--A Pilot Study
Emily Jackson1,2; Alana Portacio1; Mark Boyes2,3; Julie Townsend4; Suze Leitão1,2
Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, v30 n1 p15-31 2025
High school students attending Flexible Learning Programmes (FLPs) experience more speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN) than those in mainstream, which may impact their academic engagement, socioemotional health, and future employment. We explored the effectiveness of a pilot workshop designed to increase educators' confidence to support these students and examined their perspectives on training needs and opportunities. Thirty-one educators from a local network of FLPs attended the workshop, with 25 completing the pre- and 15 completing the post-workshop survey. Quantitative findings indicated an overall significant increase in educator confidence from pre-topost-workshop, with increased confidence observed across domains such as identifying students with SLCN and providing adjusted assessments. Content analysis of open-ended responses highlight the need for further training and resourcing, including opportunities to collaborate with speech pathologists to implement systems-level approaches. The findings will guide research that co-designs and evaluates classroom-based supports for students with SLCN in FLPs.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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Author Affiliations: 1School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia; 2enAble Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia; 3School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia; 4Association of Independent Schools, Perth, Western Australia