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Staff Perceptions and Experiences of Using Key Word Signing with Children with Down Syndrome and Their Peers in the First Year of Mainstream Primary Education
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Norma O'Leary; Caoimhe Lyons; Pauline Frizelle – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Key Word Signing (KWS) is one system that can be used to support the communication needs of children with Down syndrome (DS) who attend mainstream school. The success of KWS in schools is mediated by staff experiences and perceptions of KWS. The current study is one of the first to explore KWS use in mainstream schools. Aims: To…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Sign Language, Students with Disabilities
Assessment of Minority Language Skills in English-Irish-Speaking Bilingual Children: A Survey of SLT Perspectives and Current Practices
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Mulgrew, Linda; Duffy, Orla; Kennedy, Lynda – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2022
Background: An increasing number of children in the UK and Ireland are growing up speaking more than one language. The many advantages of bilingualism are acknowledged; however, this increased linguistic diversity presents particular challenges for speech and language therapists (SLTs). The case is often more complex with speakers of minority…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Bilingualism, Speech Language Pathology, Speech Therapy