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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 379-392 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2010 |
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My speech problem, your listening problem, and my frustration : The experience of living with childhood speech impairment. / McCormack, Jane; McLeod, Sharynne; McAllister, Lindy; Harrison, Linda.
In: Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, Vol. 41, No. 4, 10.2010, p. 379-392.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - My speech problem, your listening problem, and my frustration
T2 - The experience of living with childhood speech impairment.
AU - McCormack, Jane
AU - McLeod, Sharynne
AU - McAllister, Lindy
AU - Harrison, Linda
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: month (773h) = October; Journal title (773t) = Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools. ISSNs: 0161-1461;
PY - 2010/10
Y1 - 2010/10
N2 - Purpose: To understand the experience of speech impairment (speech sound disorders) in everyday life as described by children with speech impairment and their communication partners. Method: Thirty four interviews were undertaken with thirteen preschool children with speech impairment (mild to severe) and twenty one significant others (family members and teachers). Results: A phenomenological analysis of the interview transcripts revealed two global themes regarding the experience of living with speech impairment for these children and their families. The first theme comprized the problems experienced by participants, namely: a) the child's inability to 'speak properly', b) the communication partner's failure to 'listen properly' and c) frustration caused by the speaking and listening problems. The second theme described the solutions participants used to overcome the problems. Solutions included: a) strategies to improve the child's speech accuracy (e.g., home practice, speech-language pathology), and b) strategies to improve the listener's understanding (e.g., using gestures, repetition). Both short term and long term solutions were identified.Conclusion: Successful communication is dependant on the skills of speakers and listeners. Intervention with children who experience speech impairment needs to reflect this reciprocity by supporting both the speaker and the listener, and by addressing the frustration they experience.
AB - Purpose: To understand the experience of speech impairment (speech sound disorders) in everyday life as described by children with speech impairment and their communication partners. Method: Thirty four interviews were undertaken with thirteen preschool children with speech impairment (mild to severe) and twenty one significant others (family members and teachers). Results: A phenomenological analysis of the interview transcripts revealed two global themes regarding the experience of living with speech impairment for these children and their families. The first theme comprized the problems experienced by participants, namely: a) the child's inability to 'speak properly', b) the communication partner's failure to 'listen properly' and c) frustration caused by the speaking and listening problems. The second theme described the solutions participants used to overcome the problems. Solutions included: a) strategies to improve the child's speech accuracy (e.g., home practice, speech-language pathology), and b) strategies to improve the listener's understanding (e.g., using gestures, repetition). Both short term and long term solutions were identified.Conclusion: Successful communication is dependant on the skills of speakers and listeners. Intervention with children who experience speech impairment needs to reflect this reciprocity by supporting both the speaker and the listener, and by addressing the frustration they experience.
KW - Open access version available
KW - Children
KW - Experience
KW - Families
KW - Qualitative research
KW - Speech impairment
U2 - 10.1044/0161-1461(2009/08-0129)
DO - 10.1044/0161-1461(2009/08-0129)
M3 - Article
VL - 41
SP - 379
EP - 392
JO - Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools
JF - Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools
SN - 0161-1461
IS - 4
ER -