Spoken Language in Persons with Down Syndrome: A Life-Span Perspective

Yıl 2009, Cilt: 1 Sayı: 2, 138 - 163, 01.06.2009

Jean A. Rondal

https://doi.org/10.20489/intjecse.107983

Öz

The purpose of the present study is to review master and doctoral dissertations in the field of early childhood special education carried out in Turkey. Within the context of this study, 24 studies during early childhood were found in Turkey concerning children with developmental delays/disabilities, their parents and the services provided for them. The studies were analyzed in seven categories according to the subject covered. Nine studies in the category of teaching of skills, four studies in the category of preschool inclusion, three studies in the category of helping parents acquire skill of instructing their children, three studies in the category of comparing children with development delays with each others and peers with normal development, three studies in the category of examining mothers' emotional status, two studies in the category of services provided for children and one study in the category of describing a situation regarding children have been identified and reviewed.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Spoken language, Down syndrome, life-span

Down sendromlu bireyler konusunda konuşma dili: Yaşam boyu bakış açısı

Öz

Bu araştırmanın amacı, Türkiye'de erken çocuklukta özel eğitim alanında yapılan yüksek lisans ve doktora tezlerini incelemektir. Bu çalışma kapsamında, gelişimsel geriliği olan çocuklar, aileleleri ve onlara sağlanan hizmetlerle ilgili erken çocukluk dönemine ait Türkiye'de gerçekleştirilmiş 24 çalışma bulunmuştur. Bu çalışmalar kapsamda yer alan konulara göre yedi ayrı kategoride analiz edilmiştir. Beceri öğretimi kategorisinde dokuz çalışma, okul öncesinde kaynaştırma kategorisinde dört çalışma, çocuklarının eğitimiyle ilgili becerilerin aileler tarafından kazanılmasına yardım kategorisinde üç çalışma, gelişimsel geriliği olan çocukları birbirleriyle ve normal gelişim gösteren akranlarıyla karşılaştırılması kategorisinde üç çalışma, annelerin duygusal durumlarını inceleme kategorisinde üç çalışma, çocuklara sağlanan hizmetler kategorisinde iki çalışma ve çocuklarla ilgili bir durumu açıklama kategorisinden bir çalışma belirlenmiş ve incelenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Konuşma dili, Down sendromu, yaşam boyu

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