In the Arabic region, drive towards inclusive practices in mainstream schools is at a relatively early stage, although, Lebanon, recent initiative of National Inclusion Project (NIP), project managed by consortium four organisations aimed addressing exclusion experienced people with disability, has potential to promote rapid change provision. This study explores attitudes teachers and headteachers disability primary middle-income Arab country. A mixed method approach was used collect data....

In recent years there has been a pressure to introduce an indirect “consultative model” working with children speech and language needs. It is favoured by educationists because it avoids the need take out of class embeds any support received in curriculum. This paper reports results study which indicates that Speech Language Therapists are concerned about universal application this model service delivery. introduces discusses number interrelated factors be place before consultative can...

Inclusive education policies have led to a worldwide increase in the number of teaching assistants (TAs) working mainstream schools. TAs large amount responsibility for supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), role which by default has become instructional practice, training preparation are rarely adequate. While there is some research into nature TAs' interactions pupils strategies they use helpful children's learning, perspectives on their own classroom...

This paper considers the role of Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) in mainstream post-primary schools (12–18 years) Ireland. Little is known Irish context and it hoped that this research will inform policy. The educational landscape has witnessed seismic change recently with further transformation imminent. SENCO a recent phenomenon while much internationally, SENCOs tend to operate policy vacuum. draws on purposive sample twenty-seven SENCOs. A lengthy postal questionnaire...

Services for children with speech and language needs in England Wales are a period of change. The context is subject to major systemic pressures deriving from government policies. These include the development inclusive education encouragement multiprofessional collaboration policy practice ('joined up thinking'). In addition, structures at local level changing establishment unitary authorities change Health Trusts Primary Care Trusts. Professional also shift clinical community settings...

This qualitative study investigates the tension in role of mainstream secondary school special educational needs coordinators (SENCOs).A review legislation and literature around SENCO leadership has suggested that divergent forces are acting on role, in-depth interviews with SENCOs two local authorities were undertaken to gather data this.It was found consider be highly relevant their for reasons dominated by team they lead influence more senior staff.Combined little at a whole-school,...

This paper explores factors influencing leadership for inclusive and special education in secondary schools (for students aged between 12–18 years) Ireland. Specifically, it spotlights the role of Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO), teacher often tasked with leading provision. A qualitative study involving interviews principals SENCOs six was undertaken. The complexity SENCO is revealed findings which capture inherent tensions associated attempts to formalise a system promoting...

A case study is presented of a 10-year-old child described as having 'pragmatic difficulties', for the initiation and management conversational topic. Video-recorded naturally-occurring conversations between his peers at school are subjected to detailed sequential analysis, drawing on some insights gained into collaborative topic by researchers working in tradition conversation analysis (Button Casey 1984, 1985). We find that our subject uses helpful devices generate manage topics but has...

In this article, James Law, Marie Gascoigne and Nina Soloff, of the Department Language Communication Science at City University, London; Geoff Lindsay Sue Band, Institute Education, University Warwick; Nick Peacey Julie Radford, London, explore provision for children with speech language needs. The authors report outcomes Government‐funded research into therapy services identify 13 key themes which emerge from a review these findings. They proceed to make series important challenging...

Asymmetry in classroom discourse, typified by teachers' frequent use of inauthentic initiating question turns, does not afford the best opportunities for learning language skills. More favourable conditions would appear to be associated with collaborative discourse patterns that display genuine interest child's contribution and build on, respond to, turn. Video-recordings were made consecutive episodes 'story-writing', 'speaking-book' 'circle-time' activities explore sequential implications...

Background Teaching assistants ( TA s) are taking increasing responsibility for the learning of pupils. A key instructional skill s is ability to scaffold learning. Aim To explore interactions in relation scaffolding as a theory instruction. Methods Observational data form video were collected. Conversation analysis was used examine these interactions. Results Examples explored where repair troubles and construction topic highly led by . As such, cannot be seen constitute scaffolding....

Effective collaborative practice is expected of newly qualified speech and language therapists (SLTs) in order to achieve the best outcomes for clients. Research into has identified a number barriers facilitators practice, but there been limited research how well prepared SLTs are carry out or their beliefs about its value. There emerging teaching higher education institutions; however, studies have typically focused on medical professions, with allied health professionals. This study set...

This paper uses a conversation analysis (CA) approach to explore parent—child interaction (PCI) within Nigerian families. We illustrate how speech and language therapists (SLTs), by using CA, can tailor recommendations according the interactional style of each individual family that are consonant with family's cultural beliefs. Three dyads were video-taped playing talking together in their home environments. The uncovered preference for instructional talk similar used classroom. Closer...

A case study is presented of a 10-year-old child described as having comprehension difficulties, in conversation with specialist teacher, mainstream teacher and peer. Tape recordings social talk between the adults peer were made school setting. The data are subjected to detailed sequential analysis, drawing on some insights gained into management topic repair by researchers working tradition analysis. We find that both our subject’s use helpful devices extend topical material produced...

Word finding difficulties in children are typically characterized by search behaviours such as silence, circumlocution, repetition, and empty words. Yet, how children's word searches constructed (including gesture, gaze, prosody) the actions accomplished during interaction have not yet been researched. In this study, 8‐year‐old Ciara is interacting with her teacher classroom. Thirty‐seven segments containing were analysed according to procedures used conversation analysts. Ciara's...

Although word searching in children is very common, little known about how adults support the turns following child's search behaviours, an important topic because of social, educational, and clinical implications. This study characterizes, detail, teachers' use prompting, hinting, supplying a model. From classroom dataset 53 instances, several distinctive patterns emerged. A prompted completion sequence initiated by 'word retrieval elicitor' ('fishing::') interpreted as request to complete...

As children with specific speech and language difficulties (SSLD) have problems processing language, they are vulnerable in the classroom since it is primarily an oral environment. Repairs offer a potentially useful source of information for learner but, to benefit from feedback about their errors or misunderstandings, must notice corrective potential stream educational discourse. Repair practices (245) SSLD were analysed quantitatively terms age type activity. They also sequentially, using...