CHILDREN WITH SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DISORDERS
CHILDREN WITH SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DISORDERS
Dr. Norman Kiogora
ABSTRACT
Teachers, parents and the society play a major role in supporting children’s education, social, and emotional development although they may be unprepared for supporting children with speech and language disorders. Interviews with 157 participants which included parents and teachers in their lives highlighted challenges for these children in school, and challenges for their parents and teachers in meeting these children’s developmental and educational needs. These challenges were centered on the need for specific expertise in the school setting, and access to additional classroom and professional services to support these students’ engagement in the learning and social environments of school. This research identifies frustrations that impact these families and teachers as they attempt to navigate the bureaucracies to which they are beholden.
