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Early Intervention of Preschoolers with Speech and Language Impairments by Parents as First Teachers: A Case Study on Four Families in Kuching, Sarawak

Parental involvement during early childhood development is important especially when the child has learning disabilities. This research aims to study the effectiveness of parental-based speech training programs for preschoolers with Speech Language Impairments (SLI) in a localized setting. The metho...

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Main Authors: Awang Jamalludin, Fadzillah, Lee, Julia Ai Cheng
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Published: Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development 2017
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L Education (General)
LC Special aspects of education
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spelling my.unimas.ir.204892021-06-03T03:43:03Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20489/ Early Intervention of Preschoolers with Speech and Language Impairments by Parents as First Teachers: A Case Study on Four Families in Kuching, Sarawak Awang Jamalludin, Fadzillah Lee, Julia Ai Cheng L Education (General) LC Special aspects of education Parental involvement during early childhood development is important especially when the child has learning disabilities. This research aims to study the effectiveness of parental-based speech training programs for preschoolers with Speech Language Impairments (SLI) in a localized setting. The method used was qualitative and data was collected from selected preschoolers (N = 5) with different types of SLI symptoms. Each participant was assessed using a standardized assessment protocol to measure his/her language scale. The participants were given the intervention program by their own parents using the Hanen’s It Takes Two to Talk program. The progress of each subject and observations from these sessions were documented. The participants were assessed again once the intervention had been implemented. Substantial results were achieved when all subjects showed improvements in language comprehension and production skills. These results highlight the importance of parental involvement as first teachers in the early intervention of children with SLI. Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development 2017-09 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20489/1/Awang%20Jamalludin%20Fadzillah.pdf Awang Jamalludin, Fadzillah and Lee, Julia Ai Cheng (2017) Early Intervention of Preschoolers with Speech and Language Impairments by Parents as First Teachers: A Case Study on Four Families in Kuching, Sarawak. Journal of Cognitive Sciences & Human Development, 3 (1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2462-1153 http://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/JCSHD/
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LC Special aspects of education
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LC Special aspects of education
Awang Jamalludin, Fadzillah
Lee, Julia Ai Cheng
Early Intervention of Preschoolers with Speech and Language Impairments by Parents as First Teachers: A Case Study on Four Families in Kuching, Sarawak
description Parental involvement during early childhood development is important especially when the child has learning disabilities. This research aims to study the effectiveness of parental-based speech training programs for preschoolers with Speech Language Impairments (SLI) in a localized setting. The method used was qualitative and data was collected from selected preschoolers (N = 5) with different types of SLI symptoms. Each participant was assessed using a standardized assessment protocol to measure his/her language scale. The participants were given the intervention program by their own parents using the Hanen’s It Takes Two to Talk program. The progress of each subject and observations from these sessions were documented. The participants were assessed again once the intervention had been implemented. Substantial results were achieved when all subjects showed improvements in language comprehension and production skills. These results highlight the importance of parental involvement as first teachers in the early intervention of children with SLI.
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author Awang Jamalludin, Fadzillah
Lee, Julia Ai Cheng
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title Early Intervention of Preschoolers with Speech and Language Impairments by Parents as First Teachers: A Case Study on Four Families in Kuching, Sarawak
title_short Early Intervention of Preschoolers with Speech and Language Impairments by Parents as First Teachers: A Case Study on Four Families in Kuching, Sarawak
title_full Early Intervention of Preschoolers with Speech and Language Impairments by Parents as First Teachers: A Case Study on Four Families in Kuching, Sarawak
title_fullStr Early Intervention of Preschoolers with Speech and Language Impairments by Parents as First Teachers: A Case Study on Four Families in Kuching, Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed Early Intervention of Preschoolers with Speech and Language Impairments by Parents as First Teachers: A Case Study on Four Families in Kuching, Sarawak
title_sort early intervention of preschoolers with speech and language impairments by parents as first teachers: a case study on four families in kuching, sarawak
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