An Investigation of Stuttering; Challenges Faced by Rawalpindi Cantonment’s Students of Public and Private Secondary Schools. | [International Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences • 2013]

Author(s):

1. B. Samia: Department of Speech Therapy, Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

2. K. B. Ayesha: Riphah College of Rehabilitation Science (RCRS), Riphah international university (RIU), Pakistan

Abstract:

Background: Secondary schools provide the basis for the learning of a young student. Negative social experiences of children suffering with stammering at this level leave lasting impressions in their minds which may impact their future lives. Objectives: To analyze the social environments being faced by stammerers in public and private secondary schools of Rawalpindi Cantt. To identify the communication pressures faced by stuttering students of secondary schools of Rawalpindi Cantt. To provide evidences for the need for a healthy school environment that may assist these children in their social development by reducing negative pressures. Methods: A comparative cross sectional survey was conducted. Study was conducted in Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences (AFIRM). There were 40 male subjects with age between 11-13 years included in the study. 20 students were selected from public school and 20 from private schools of Rawalpindi those rated moderate to severe on Urdu and English conversation and reading percentage syllable stammered by three different speech pathologists were surveyed. Primary and secondary behaviors of these children belonged to the stage four of Van Riper. A self formulated survey of 24 items was conducted. Results: The results of the present study indicate a majority of the private school going stammering students are facing more difficulties in their social environments. The research also showed that majority of the secondary school stammering students are being imposed with communication pressures in the form of peer and teacher criticism. Conclusions: The present study indicates that children who stammer are extensively at higher risk of being rejected or neglected in school/class social environments.

Page(s): 19-25

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: International Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Year: 2013

Keywords:

Keywords are not available for this article.

References:

References are not available for this document.

Citations

Citations are not available for this document.

Citations

Downloads

Views