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INVESTIGATION OF THEORETICAL MODELS AND THERAPY ACTIVITIES: PHONOLOGICAL DIFFICULTIES
Author(s) -
Roulstone Sue,
Wren Yvonne
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
international journal of language and communication disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.101
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1460-6984
pISSN - 1368-2822
DOI - 10.3109/13682820109177926
Subject(s) - psychology , brainstorming , focus (optics) , phonological disorder , developmental psychology , focus group , phonology , cognitive psychology , psychotherapist , linguistics , philosophy , physics , marketing , artificial intelligence , computer science , optics , business
A focus group of seven speech and language therapists (SLTs) who work with children with phonological difficulties was invited to share their views on their current ways of working. Qualitative data was generated through discussion of two video‐taped recordings of children with phonological difficulties and a series of brainstorming tasks. The results indicate the use of an eclectic approach, a mixture of theories rather than a single one. Similarities and differences between SLTs are identified. Implications for the development of clinical guidelines and the investigation of effectiveness are discussed.