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Dockrell, Julie E. and Lindsay, Geoff (2001) Children with specific speech and language difficulties—the teachers' perspective. Oxford Review of Education, volume 27 (Number 3). pp. 369-394. doi:10.1080/03054980120067410 ISSN 0305-4985.
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Abstract
Children with specific speech and language difficulties are frequently placed in mainstream classrooms with varying degrees of support. Yet little attention has been paid to class teachers' views about the children's problems and educational needs. This paper reports the findings of a two-stage project in two local education authorities investigating the characteristics and needs of children with specific speech and language difficulties (SSLD). Teachers, educational psychologists, and speech and language therapists in two local education authorities identified 133 eight year-old children who experienced primary difficulties with speech and language. Fifty-nine children and a subsample of 10 children of the same age who attended specialist regional schools participated in further investigations. Each of the children was assessed using a battery of instruments covering language, basic attainments and self- esteem. In addition, their teachers completed behaviour rating scales and an individual interview. The teachers comprised those working in specialist provisions, but also those in mainstream schools. In this paper data derived from the interviews with the teachers, supplemented by information from the assessments of the children's skills, will be reported. The teachers faced three challenges: the additional difficulties experienced by the children, their own knowledge gaps, and the barriers to meeting the children's needs. The implications of the results for inclusive education are addressed.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Oxford Review of Education | ||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||
ISSN: | 0305-4985 | ||||
Official Date: | 2001 | ||||
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Volume: | volume 27 | ||||
Number: | Number 3 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 369-394 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1080/03054980120067410 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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