Bridging the Research and Cultural-Practice Gap in Early Language Intervention in Malaysia

“Following the child’s lead” and “collaborative consultation with parents” are solidly grounded in the best practice of early language intervention. However, the success of these two practices are based on assumptions that they are valued by families and that they can be feasibly implemented by the...

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Main Authors:	Deborah, Xinyi Yong, Tze-Peng, Wong
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit UKM 2015
Subjects:	RA Public aspects of medicine
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9398/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9398/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9398/1/10874-29605-1-SM.pdf

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spelling	ukm-93982016-12-14T06:49:48Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9398/ Bridging the Research and Cultural-Practice Gap in Early Language Intervention in Malaysia Deborah, Xinyi Yong Tze-Peng, Wong RA Public aspects of medicine “Following the child’s lead” and “collaborative consultation with parents” are solidly grounded in the best practice of early language intervention. However, the success of these two practices are based on assumptions that they are valued by families and that they can be feasibly implemented by the attending speech-language pathologist (SLP). Such assumptions can be unjustified in cultures that value the use of “adult-guided instructions” over following the child’s lead and when the work setting of the SLP does not readily accommodate those practices. This article takes the form of a position paper. Through review of the literature, the paper (1) identifies the research-cultural practice gap in early language intervention in Malaysia; (2) positions the two research-informed practices – following the child’s lead and collaborative consultation with parents, on the continuum of intrusiveness in early language intervention; and (3) proposes the techniques of Milieu Teaching as an approach to bridge the research-cultural practice gap in Malaysia. Penerbit UKM 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9398/1/10874-29605-1-SM.pdf Deborah, Xinyi Yong and Tze-Peng, Wong (2015) Bridging the Research and Cultural-Practice Gap in Early Language Intervention in Malaysia. Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia, 13 (2). pp. 11-18. ISSN 1675-8161 http://ejournal.ukm.my/jskm/article/view/10874
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spellingShingle	RA Public aspects of medicine Deborah, Xinyi Yong Tze-Peng, Wong Bridging the Research and Cultural-Practice Gap in Early Language Intervention in Malaysia
description	“Following the child’s lead” and “collaborative consultation with parents” are solidly grounded in the best practice of early language intervention. However, the success of these two practices are based on assumptions that they are valued by families and that they can be feasibly implemented by the attending speech-language pathologist (SLP). Such assumptions can be unjustified in cultures that value the use of “adult-guided instructions” over following the child’s lead and when the work setting of the SLP does not readily accommodate those practices. This article takes the form of a position paper. Through review of the literature, the paper (1) identifies the research-cultural practice gap in early language intervention in Malaysia; (2) positions the two research-informed practices – following the child’s lead and collaborative consultation with parents, on the continuum of intrusiveness in early language intervention; and (3) proposes the techniques of Milieu Teaching as an approach to bridge the research-cultural practice gap in Malaysia.
format	Article
author	Deborah, Xinyi Yong Tze-Peng, Wong
author_facet	Deborah, Xinyi Yong Tze-Peng, Wong
author_sort	Deborah, Xinyi Yong
title	Bridging the Research and Cultural-Practice Gap in Early Language Intervention in Malaysia
title_short	Bridging the Research and Cultural-Practice Gap in Early Language Intervention in Malaysia
title_full	Bridging the Research and Cultural-Practice Gap in Early Language Intervention in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Bridging the Research and Cultural-Practice Gap in Early Language Intervention in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Bridging the Research and Cultural-Practice Gap in Early Language Intervention in Malaysia
title_sort	bridging the research and cultural-practice gap in early language intervention in malaysia
publisher	Penerbit UKM
publishDate	2015
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9398/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9398/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9398/1/10874-29605-1-SM.pdf
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Bridging the Research and Cultural-Practice Gap in Early Language Intervention in Malaysia

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