Using Telegraphic Input With Children With Language Delays: A Survey of Speech-Language Pathologists' Practices and Perspectives
| Autor: | Courtney E. Venker, Megan Yasick, Jena McDaniel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male Linguistics and Language Speech-Language Pathology MEDLINE Child Behavior Young Adult 030507 speech-language pathology & audiology 03 medical and health sciences Speech and Hearing Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans Language Development Disorders 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Child Research Articles Aged Medical education Verbal Behavior Extramural 05 social sciences Age Factors Middle Aged Otorhinolaryngology Telegraphic speech Child Preschool Health Care Surveys Female 0305 other medical science Psychology Delivery of Health Care Child Language 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Am J Speech Lang Pathol |
| ISSN: | 1558-9110 1058-0360 |
| DOI: | 10.1044/2018_ajslp-18-0140 |
| Popis: | Purpose Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) often simplify their language input when talking to young children with language delays, but there is some controversy regarding whether simplified input should be telegraphic (e.g., Ball under, Doggie go, More toy ) or grammatical (e.g., The ball went under; Go, Doggie! More toys ). The purpose of this study was to evaluate SLPs' practices and perspectives on using telegraphic input when working with children with language delays at the prelinguistic, one-word, or two-word stages of spoken language development. Method Practicing SLPs were recruited from a university-sponsored professional development conference focused on current best practices in speech-language pathology. Respondents completed an online survey that included questions about their own practices, as well as their overall perspectives on the usefulness of simplifying language input in different ways. Results The vast majority of SLPs (82%) reported using telegraphic input. SLPs reported using telegraphic input more frequently when prompting for verbal imitations than when describing play or providing a directive/request. Surprisingly, only 30% of SLPs who reported using telegraphic input felt that it was useful. SLPs reported that receptive language is the most important child characteristic to consider when deciding what kind of language input to provide. Conclusions These findings suggest the need for more purposeful clinical decision making in the context of providing simplified language input. In addition, in-depth, qualitative studies are needed to characterize the complex interactions among beliefs, experiences, practices, and perspectives pertaining to simplified language input. |
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