Julia Andary, Megan Nylund-Hackbarth, Emily Lorang, Bridget Walsh, Sarah N Douglas, Courtney E Venker
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Abstract
Purpose: Caregivers of children in early intervention (EI) are commonly taught to simplify their speech, yet there is little research on caregivers' perspectives on recommended simplification strategies. We explored caregivers' opinions about using shortened and telegraphic speech and examined what caregiver and child characteristics are associated with caregiver views on simplified linguistic input.
Method: Seventy-seven caregivers of children in EI completed an online survey on caregivers' perspectives on the language input provided to children with language delays. Using Likert scales, caregivers indicated their beliefs regarding speaking in shortened utterances (i.e., utterances with very few words) and telegraphic input (i.e., utterances that include content words such as nouns and verbs but remove function words and grammatical markings). In addition, caregivers were asked to rate the importance of a number of different factors (i.e., receptive language, expressive language, age, cognitive abilities, and diagnosis) when deciding how to speak to their children.
Results: Caregivers reported a range of views, with few feeling neutral about shortened utterances or telegraphic input. Overall, caregivers perceived telegraphic utterances as less beneficial than shortened utterances. Caregivers with less formal education had a more positive view of telegraphic utterances compared to those with more formal education. Caregivers rated receptive language as the most important factor when deciding how to speak to a child.
Conclusions: Caregivers of children in EI have differing views about simplified language input. Practitioners should provide a clear rationale and discuss caregivers' views about simplification approaches to better tailor their recommendations.
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Mission: AJSLP publishes peer-reviewed research and other scholarly articles on all aspects of clinical practice in speech-language pathology. The journal is an international outlet for clinical research pertaining to screening, detection, diagnosis, management, and outcomes of communication and swallowing disorders across the lifespan as well as the etiologies and characteristics of these disorders. Because of its clinical orientation, the journal disseminates research findings applicable to diverse aspects of clinical practice in speech-language pathology. AJSLP seeks to advance evidence-based practice by disseminating the results of new studies as well as providing a forum for critical reviews and meta-analyses of previously published work.
Scope: The broad field of speech-language pathology, including aphasia; apraxia of speech and childhood apraxia of speech; aural rehabilitation; augmentative and alternative communication; cognitive impairment; craniofacial disorders; dysarthria; fluency disorders; language disorders in children; speech sound disorders; swallowing, dysphagia, and feeding disorders; and voice disorders.
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