Critical Reflections on the Cultural Influences in Identification and Habilitation of Children with Speech and Language Difficulties.

Marshall, Julie

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Publication Date: 2000

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Critical Reflections on the Cultural Influences in Identification and Habilitation of Children with Speech and Language Difficulties.

Marshall, Julie

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, v47 n4 p355-69 Dec 2000

This article analyses how and why cultural diversity is relevant to children with speech and language difficulties and the professionals who work with them. The relevance of various aspects of culture including the development of communication skills, language socialization, adult-child interaction, and epidemiology of speech and language difficulties is described. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education, Language Impairments, Parent Child Relationship, Speech Impairments, Speech Language Pathology, Speech Therapy

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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