A critical review of methods for eliciting voice from children with speech, language and communication needs

Ashley Bloom, Sarah Critten, Helen Johnson, Clare Wood

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Abstract

In this paper we discuss the need to find suitable methods for eliciting the voices of children with communication, speech and language needs in order to gain insights into their experiences of school, especially in the context of renewed legal requirements to involve children in decisions about their education. A critical review of existing methods for eliciting and facilitating communication from children with communication needs is presented, and an analysis of those approaches is offered. From this analysis we propose a framework for the characteristics needed in any new tool developed for this purpose.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)308-320
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Research in Special Educational Needs
Volume20
Issue number4
Early online date1 Sept 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2020

Bibliographical note

This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.

Keywords

  • Speech
  • language and communication needs
  • education
  • SEND
  • children’s voice
  • communication tools

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