CONSTRUCTION OF INDIVIDUAL LANGUAGE PROFILES IN CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME - PREREQUISITE FOR EFFECTIVE SPEECH THERAPEUTIC THERAPY

Authors

  • Penka Shapkova SU “St. Kliment Ohridski ”, Bulgaria

Keywords:

Down syndrome, neurodevelopmental disorders, language profile, speech therapy diagnostics, articulatory practice, expressive speech, impressive speech

Abstract

The report focuses on an interesting and topical topic. The author shares modern visions and research experience related to some aspects of language development in children with Down syndrome and presents an author's model for the correctional-therapeutic effect. The essence of the phenomenon of Down syndrome, the peculiarities of the personal development of children with Down syndrome are analyzed. An author's study of the peculiarities of the language sphere in a group of children with Down syndrome is presented. The described methods and procedures for speech therapy diagnostics outline both general characteristics of language development and individual language profiles with strengths and weaknesses in children with Down syndrome. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to evaluate the results of the study. In conclusion, important conclusions are drawn for educational practice, emphasizing the importance of constructing individual language profiles in children with Down syndrome in the context of speech therapy. The contributing moments of the development are connected on the one hand with the shared author's ideas, based on personal experience, regarding the speech therapy support of children with Down syndrome, and on the other hand with the fact that developments on such topics are missing in the Bulgarian scientific space.

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2021-12-15

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Shapkova, P. (2021). CONSTRUCTION OF INDIVIDUAL LANGUAGE PROFILES IN CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME - PREREQUISITE FOR EFFECTIVE SPEECH THERAPEUTIC THERAPY. KNOWLEDGE - International Journal , 49(4), 829–835. Retrieved from http://ikm.mk/ojs/index.php/kij/article/view/4565