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ERIC Number: EJ805047
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Aug
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
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Professionals' Perceptions of the Role of Literacy in Early Intervention Services
Thatcher, Karen; Fletcher, Kathryn
Psychology in the Schools, v45 n7 p600-608 Aug 2008
The purpose of the current study was to examine therapists' perceptions about literacy in early intervention services. Little effort has been devoted to the incorporation of literacy into therapy services for very young children with special needs. In an attempt to understand how therapy providers view the role of literacy in their services, 168 providers were surveyed. Responses were compared and in general, speech therapists and developmental therapists reported similar rates of use of books and rhymes and similar attitudes about the role of literacy in services. In contrast, occupational and physical therapists were often similar in their responses, yet, in most analyses, their responses were significantly different than the speech and developmental therapists'. This trend mirrors the existing literature that more attention has been devoted to encouraging the incorporation of literacy into speech services than other therapy services. Implications for these different practices and attitudes across disciplines are discussed. (Contains 3 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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