Teacher's perception about speech & language therapy services in inclusive schools

Abstract

Executive Summary Title: Teacher’s Perception about Speech & Language Therapy Services in Inclusive Schools. Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the teacher’s perception about the needs of speech and language therapy service in inclusive school. Objectives:  To investigate the needs of speech and language therapy service in inclusive school.  To investigate whether teachers understand about speech and language therapy services. Methodology: Study Design: the study was conducted a Phenomenological qualitative research design. Participants: teachers of Inclusive Schools. Sampling: In this study, 2o samples were selected using a purposive sampling technique in accordance with the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data Collection: Face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted in this study. Questionnaire was open ended with transcripts and electronic voice recordings taken for further analysis. Data Analysis: Content analysis specifically focused on keywords and themes was used to initially summaries the data for later analysis. Result: The results indicated that most of teachers were not able to well define about Speech & Language Therapy services in Inclusive school.