Interrelation of the work of speech therapist and parents

Particular importance in the composition of the correctional process in a special educational class, designed for children with speech disorders, is the relationship between the speech therapist and parents. The main requirement for achieving high efficiency of corrective training is the need for direct relations between the speech therapist and parents. As a consequence, in each kind of interaction with parents, it is necessary to find and mark ways of working together that motivate the child in personal, verbal and cognitive formation.

Forms of interrelation between the work of parents and speech therapist

Joint forms of work of parents and teachers can be of such kinds as holidays with a speech orientation, parent meetings and consulting events.

Parent meetings are a productive form of communication between a speech therapist and parents, at meetings, the speech therapist systematically brings to the attention of parents the tasks, methods and composition of correctional work with junior schoolchildren. Parental meetings provide an opportunity to acquaint parents on many issues that concern the development of speech in children, as well as connecting parents to proactive activities in correctional activities.

Consultative group events provide an opportunity for parents to get acquainted with the theoretical and practical areas of correctional issues, education and upbringing of children. Consultations can involve physicians and psychologists. These activities should be designed in such a way as to interest parents in fruitful cooperation for solving the problems of the educational and developmental processes of their children.

At the end of the school year, a speech therapist conducts speech holidays, showing the progress of students. The teacher of music participates in the preparation of these holidays, and parents are also involved in active participation. Such holidays stimulate the development of communication among children, increase their level of self-esteem, the recurrence and memorization of the learned teaching material, and also enable parents to see the results of their activities and the effectiveness of the pedagogical process of the speech therapist for correcting speech defects in schoolchildren.

Individual forms of work with parents: interviews, questionnaires, consultations, application of literature containing exercises, tasks for working at home and use of logopedic diaries, attendance at representative speech therapy classes.

An important place in the interaction of the family and the teacher-speech therapist is the questioning of the native child. The questionnaire provides an opportunity to collect information about the composition of the family, the productivity of parents' activities in assisting children's development, and their mistakes.

The teacher informs the parents about the results and content of the child's speech defect. At the same time, the parents' conversations with the teacher are effective. At the initial interview, the facts of the upbringing and maintenance of the child in the family, as well as the range of his interests and activities, are given. The teacher should take into account all aspects of the child's fears and complaints, their views and readiness to solve problems in the development of speech. Such interviews are important not only for the speech therapist, but also for the parents. The correct construction of the conversation and its atmosphere will influence cooperation in the future.

Consultations help in the search for answers to the meeting questions, acquire a package of recommendations that highlight the practical methods of teaching at home.

An important type of mutual activity of parents and speech therapist is a personal diary of a speech therapist. This diary is shared with parents. It is necessary for recording home assignments, and the parent can add to it any question or doubt about the child's work.

A visual form of interaction with parents. To stimulate the activity of parents, their education and practical help, the speech therapist has an introductory visual material on a special stand. This material can change its content more than once a year.