The Specific Language Impaired Child: The Place of the Family
| Autor: | Shirley Yul-Ifode |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | The International Journal of Humanities Education. 11:37-48 |
| ISSN: | 2327-2457 2327-0063 |
| DOI: | 10.18848/2327-0063/cgp/v11i04/43812 |
| Popis: | The general implications of language difficulties in children cannot be adequately addressed, except when those that can affect their environment know what is expected of them. This paper examines the primary role of the family and the degree of awareness of that role in providing the stimulating environment for the development of language in the child, particularly in the case of language impaired children. In so doing, this article highlights the problems of specific language impairment and the environmental factors that enhance or deter some of these conditions. Using information data from a survey of family participation, the level of awareness of children language developmental stages, and possible language disorders in a Nigerian community, it observes that family members do not really see themselves as active participants in the language environment of the child, but see this either as the responsibility of specific members of the family or the school. This paper calls for appropriate family involvement in enabling the environment of the child for normal development, and readily identifying non-normal deviations for early intervention when necessary. Ultimately, it calls for the need to sensitize the average Nigerian family (not only the mother) on their paramount role in the development of the language of the child, a faculty that is fundamental to human development. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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