Inclusive Education Plan for Children with Speech Disorders

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INCLUSIVE EDUCATION PLAN FOR CHILDREN WITH SPEECH DISORDERS
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ABSTRACT
Speech and language related disorders are very common nowadays among children. This
condition restricts them from interacting and communicating with others freely. This affects
the children mentally and often creates anxiety in them. The education of these children
having speech and language oriented disorders are often seen to have been affected. Various
studies concluded that there was a huge gap before diagnosing the children with these
disorders, which makes the situation worse. There is also lack of collaboration, which was
observed between teachers and speech and language disorders. There is also no exclusive
education plans that was observed while conducting the research on the internet. This paper
also proposes a newer education plan that would help these children with speech related
disorders to learn and be free while conversing.

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INCLUSIVE EDUCATION PLAN FOR CHILDREN WITH SPEECH DISORDERS
Speech and language are two important components of conversation. Absence of any
one of the component in a conversation would end up having no meaning. However, there are
millions of children who are suffering from special conditions in which they either have
inability of hearing or have speech problems. This is a serious issue that makes individuals
having these conditions incapable of participating in any conversation which further causes
them numerous difficulties throughout the life (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
2020). In this essay, the speech and language related issues in children, case studies,
background studies will be discussed in detail for better understanding and light will be shed
on the development of a new inclusive education plan for the children having these
conditions.
It has been seen that speech and language related issues are very common in Canada.
Statistics show that about 8% to 12% of the pre-school children population have difficulties
in speech and language adaptation which becomes evident and can be identified when they
reach the age of 3 (Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists,
2020).
There are several reasons that causes the speech and language difficulties in children.
The speech disorders include Articulation Disorder, Fluency Disorder, Resonance or Voice
Disorder. The articulation disorder can be defined as the disorder that causes inability of
uttering words or syllables to an extent where it could not be comprehended. The fluency
disorder can be explained as the issues such as stuttering including repetition of partial word
and stretching the sound of syllables. The resonance or voice disorder is the issue in which
the pitch, frequency and the volume of the voice is such that nothing spoken can be
interpreted. This disorder is also known to be causing pain and discomfort to the child while

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speaking. There are a few reasons that give rise to language as well. The language disorders
that are commonly observed in children include Receptive Disorder, Expressive Disorder and
Cognitive Communication Disorder. The receptive disorder can be defined as the condition in
which children with this condition have problems in understanding the language spoken and
processing the language. The expressive disorder is a condition where the children face
difficulties in arranging words together and speaking a continuous sentence. They also have a
very limited vocabulary and are mostly unable to utter language which everyone can
understand or acknowledge. The cognitive communication disorder is the condition in which
the children have issues in communication skills and can not involve the usage of memory,
intellect and organization while speaking (Schwartz, 2017).
Children having these conditions require special educational programs for developing.
The children with these conditions are often observed to be not having any interaction or
communication with anyone because of their incapability in doing so. This creates a negative
impact on their self-esteem and confidence greatly. Therefore, apart from the treatment,
which is provided by speech and language pathologists, the children also, requires a proper
teacher centered education program that would encourage them to open up and have
conversation and interaction with open heart. This would help them in getting appropriate
education as well as improving their communicative skills (Reading Rockets, 2020).
CASE STUDY
A boy who goes by the name Tom aged 4 years old was brought over to speech-
language pathologist by his mother. The mother informed the pathologist that Tom is having
problem in his speech and can not utter many words and is also unable to comprehend
everything spoken by anyone. He is also performing quite badly in his education. The