Speech and Language Therapy Service for Multilingual Children: Attitudes and Approaches across Four European Countries

Educational equality and the reduction of discrimination are among the UN’s Sustainability Goals. Previous studies as well as policy recommendations suggest that the extent to which these are implemented in the field of speech and language therapy for multilingual children depends on sufficient know...

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Autores principales:	Theresa Bloder, Maren Eikerling, Tanja Rinker, Maria Luisa Lorusso
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	multilingualism developmental language disorder speech and language therapy sustainability professional experience Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:287e689a0bf44880ace6e69296088d562021-11-11T19:45:48ZSpeech and Language Therapy Service for Multilingual Children: Attitudes and Approaches across Four European Countries10.3390/su1321121432071-1050https://doaj.org/article/287e689a0bf44880ace6e69296088d562021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/12143https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Educational equality and the reduction of discrimination are among the UN’s Sustainability Goals. Previous studies as well as policy recommendations suggest that the extent to which these are implemented in the field of speech and language therapy for multilingual children depends on sufficient knowledge and material. To this end, an online survey was carried out with 300 Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) from Austria, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland, investigating their attitudes and approaches regarding the service provision for multilingual children. Their responses were analyzed taking the SLTs’ language background, experience, and country of origin into account. Results were interpreted in the context of country-specific SLT service-related policies and SLT training as well as migration history. There seems to be a gap between the SLTs’ knowledge about the specific requirements for providing Speech Language Therapy (SLT) for multilingual children and their common practice, which—despite the continuous need of further training—points to sufficient awareness but a lack of materials or resources. We found experience in working with multilingual children to be the most influential factor on attitudes and approaches towards multilingualism. This suggests the importance of improving pre-exam and early-career professional experience to foster SLTs’ development of mindful attitudes and appropriate approaches towards multilingualism in their clinical practice.Theresa BloderMaren EikerlingTanja RinkerMaria Luisa LorussoMDPI AGarticlemultilingualismdevelopmental language disorderspeech and language therapysustainabilityprofessional experienceEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12143, p 12143 (2021)
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spellingShingle	multilingualism developmental language disorder speech and language therapy sustainability professional experience Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Theresa Bloder Maren Eikerling Tanja Rinker Maria Luisa Lorusso Speech and Language Therapy Service for Multilingual Children: Attitudes and Approaches across Four European Countries
description	Educational equality and the reduction of discrimination are among the UN’s Sustainability Goals. Previous studies as well as policy recommendations suggest that the extent to which these are implemented in the field of speech and language therapy for multilingual children depends on sufficient knowledge and material. To this end, an online survey was carried out with 300 Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) from Austria, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland, investigating their attitudes and approaches regarding the service provision for multilingual children. Their responses were analyzed taking the SLTs’ language background, experience, and country of origin into account. Results were interpreted in the context of country-specific SLT service-related policies and SLT training as well as migration history. There seems to be a gap between the SLTs’ knowledge about the specific requirements for providing Speech Language Therapy (SLT) for multilingual children and their common practice, which—despite the continuous need of further training—points to sufficient awareness but a lack of materials or resources. We found experience in working with multilingual children to be the most influential factor on attitudes and approaches towards multilingualism. This suggests the importance of improving pre-exam and early-career professional experience to foster SLTs’ development of mindful attitudes and appropriate approaches towards multilingualism in their clinical practice.
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author	Theresa Bloder Maren Eikerling Tanja Rinker Maria Luisa Lorusso
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title	Speech and Language Therapy Service for Multilingual Children: Attitudes and Approaches across Four European Countries
title_short	Speech and Language Therapy Service for Multilingual Children: Attitudes and Approaches across Four European Countries
title_full	Speech and Language Therapy Service for Multilingual Children: Attitudes and Approaches across Four European Countries
title_fullStr	Speech and Language Therapy Service for Multilingual Children: Attitudes and Approaches across Four European Countries
title_full_unstemmed	Speech and Language Therapy Service for Multilingual Children: Attitudes and Approaches across Four European Countries
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Speech and Language Therapy Service for Multilingual Children: Attitudes and Approaches across Four European Countries

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