Professionals' Perceptions of the Role of Literacy in Early Intervention Services

Autor/inn/en	Thatcher, Karen; Fletcher, Kathryn
Titel	Professionals' Perceptions of the Role of Literacy in Early Intervention Services
Quelle	In: Psychology in the Schools, 45 (2008) 7, S.600-608 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-3085
DOI	10.1002/pits.20312
Schlagwörter	Early Intervention; Disabilities; Special Needs Students; Program Attitudes; Bibliotherapy; Psychotherapy; School Psychologists; Use Studies; Emergent Literacy; Role Perception; Professional Services; School Psychology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Handicap; Behinderung; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Bibliotherapie; Psychotherapie; School psychologist; Psychologists; School; Schools; Schulpsychologe; Schulpsychologin; Psychologe; Psychologin; Psychologen; Schule; Benutzerschulung; Frühleseunterricht; Role conception; Rollenverständnis; Berufsbegleitender Dienst; Schulpsychologie
Abstract	The purpose of the current study was to examine therapists' perceptions about literacy in early intervention services. Little effort has been devoted to the incorporation of literacy into therapy services for very young children with special needs. In an attempt to understand how therapy providers view the role of literacy in their services, 168 providers were surveyed. Responses were compared and in general, speech therapists and developmental therapists reported similar rates of use of books and rhymes and similar attitudes about the role of literacy in services. In contrast, occupational and physical therapists were often similar in their responses, yet, in most analyses, their responses were significantly different than the speech and developmental therapists'. This trend mirrors the existing literature that more attention has been devoted to encouraging the incorporation of literacy into speech services than other therapy services. Implications for these different practices and attitudes across disciplines are discussed. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10