Mexican Immigrant Mothers' Perceptions of Their Children's Communication Disabilities, Emergent Literacy Development, and Speech-Language Therapy Program

Autor/inn/en	Kummerer, Sharon E.; Lopez-Reyna, Norma A.; Hughes, Marie Tejero
Titel	Mexican Immigrant Mothers' Perceptions of Their Children's Communication Disabilities, Emergent Literacy Development, and Speech-Language Therapy Program
Quelle	In: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 16 (2007) 3, S.271-282 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1058-0360
DOI	10.1044/1058-0360(2007/031)
Schlagwörter	Grounded Theory; Intervention; Mothers; Expressive Language; Emergent Literacy; Immigrants; Mexican Americans; Communication Problems; English (Second Language); Speech Language Pathology; Therapy; Urban Areas; Parent Attitudes; Young Children; Toddlers; Early Intervention; Interviews; Language Impairments; Speech Impairments; Spanish Speaking; Allied Health Personnel; Cultural Relevance; Language Acquisition + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Frühleseunterricht; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Hispanoamerikaner; Kommunikationsbarriere; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Therapie; Urban area; Stadtregion; Elternverhalten; Frühe Kindheit; Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Language handicps; Language impairments; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb
Abstract	Purpose: This qualitative study explored mothers' perceptions of their children's communication disabilities, emergent literacy development, and speech-language therapy programs. Method: Participants were 14 Mexican immigrant mothers and their children (age 17-47 months) who were receiving center-based services from an early childhood intervention program, located in a large urban city in the Midwestern United States. Mother interviews composed the primary source of data. A secondary source of data included children's therapy files and log notes. Following the analysis of interviews through the constant comparative method, grounded theory was generated. Results: The majority of mothers perceived their children as exhibiting a communication delay. Causal attributions were diverse and generally medical in nature (i.e., ear infections, seizures) or due to familial factors (i.e., family history and heredity, lack of extended family). Overall, mothers seemed more focused on their children's speech intelligibility and/or expressive language in comparison to emergent literacy abilities. Conclusions: To promote culturally responsive intervention, mothers recommended that professionals speak Spanish, provide information about the therapy process, and use existing techniques with Mexican immigrant families. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10