ATTITUDES AND KNOWLEDGE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS ON LANGUAGE AND SPEECH DISORDERS IN CHILDREN

Special education teachers are important team members in the prevention and intervention of speech and language disorders. The knowledge and attitudes of special education teachers about language and speech disorders are important for the evaluation, development and progress of the child with special needs. The aim of this research is to determine the attitudes and knowledge of special education teachers towards language and speech disorders in children. 106 special education teachers participated in the study. In this research, which is a descriptive study, survey model was used. “Attitude and Knowledge Questionnaire towards Language and Speech Disorders” was used as a data collection tool in the study. The data obtained through the questionnaire were collected to reveal the knowledge of special education teachers on the subject.The data collected from the research were analyzed with the Statistical Package Program for Social Sciences (SPSS 23.0). The findings obtained from the research are presented together with the tables in the form of frequency and percentage values and descriptive findings. More research is needed on special education teachers regarding language and speech disorders that are common among disability groups.

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knowledge and attitude, special education, special education teacher, Speech and language disorders, knowledge and attitude, special education, special education teacher, Speech and language disorders, knowledge and attitude, special education, special education teacher

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Keywords: Speech and language disorders, knowledge and attitude, special education, special education teacher, Speech and language disorders, knowledge and attitude, special education, special education teacher,

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