Speech-Language Pathologists' Endorsement of Speech, Language, and Literacy Myths Reveals Persistent Research-Practice Gap

Autor/inn/en	McDaniel, Jena; Krimm, Hannah; Schuele, C. Melanie
Titel	Speech-Language Pathologists' Endorsement of Speech, Language, and Literacy Myths Reveals Persistent Research-Practice Gap
Quelle	In: Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 54 (2023) 2, S.550-568 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (McDaniel, Jena) ORCID (Schuele, C. Melanie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0161-1461
Schlagwörter	Speech Language Pathology; Allied Health Personnel; Counselor Attitudes; Misconceptions; Theory Practice Relationship; Scores; Evidence Based Practice; Child Language; Language Acquisition; Linguistic Input; Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Delayed Speech; Etiology; Speech Impairments; Reading Difficulties + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Missverständnis; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; 'Children''s language'; Kindersprache; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Sprachbildung; Sprachverzögerung; Ätiologie; Speech impairment; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Language handicps; Language impairments; Sprachbehinderung; Reading difficulty; Leseschwierigkeit
Abstract	Purpose: We explore the extent to which speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are operating under assumptions about speech, language, and literacy that are not supported by evidence or are contradicted by evidence. Method: SLPs (N = 106) marked the degree to which they endorsed or rejected four true and 11 myth (i.e., false) statements on a visual analog scale via an online survey. We analyzed the degree to which participants agreed or disagreed with these statements related to speech, language, and literacy development and impairment. Results: Based on results of one-sample t tests, participants as a group correctly rejected seven myth statements and correctly endorsed three true statements. Participants as a group provided equivocal responses to the remaining four myth statements and one true statement. Scores for each statement spanned all or nearly all of the possible range. Even when participants overall showed relatively strong disagreement with a particular myth statement, at least a few participants endorsed the myth statement. Conclusions: The findings indicate areas of relative strength for SLPs' knowledge of current evidence for augmentative and alternative communication, bilingualism, and language input that supports language development. Identified areas of relative weakness include knowledge of the expected grammatical and speech production skills of children with typical development and the influence of ear infections in childhood on language impairment. Additional research is needed to evaluate efforts to enhance SLPs' knowledge and use of evidencebased practices. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. 2200 Research Blvd #250, Rockville, MD 20850. Tel: 301-296-5700; Fax: 301-296-8580; e-mail: lshss@asha.org; Web site: http://lshss.pubs.asha.org
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Update	2024/1/01