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ERIC Number: EJ703037
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1053-8151
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Acceptability of Language Interventions: A Comparison of Preschool and Elementary Teachers' Responses
Turan, Yasemin; Ostrosky, Michaelene M.; Halle, James W.; DeStefano, Lizanne
Journal of Early Intervention, v26 n3 p221-233 Spr 2004
This study used structured analogue situations to examine factors that might influence teachers' preferences and opinions about language interventions. These factors included respondent groups (preschool vs. elementary school teachers), type of treatment approach (naturalistic vs. therapeutic), person delivering the intervention (classroom teacher vs. speech and language pathologist [SLP]), and severity of language delay (mild vs. severe). Sixty-six teachers (28 elementary and 38 preschool teachers) participated in this survey study. Results showed that preschool teachers found naturalistic approaches slightly more acceptable than the therapeutic approach, whereas elementary school teachers viewed the therapeutic approach as somewhat more acceptable than naturalistic approaches. Teachers rated three intervention approaches differently when they were applied to children with mild versus severe language delays. Implications for research and practice of these findings are discussed.
Division for Early Childhood, 27 Fort Missoula Road, Suite 2, Missoula, MT 59804. Tel: 406-543-0872; Fax: 406-543-0887; e-mail: dec@dec-sped.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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