Co-production of a training package for SLTs working with caregivers and their children with Speech Sound Disorder to support home practice

What is this project about?

Speech sound disorders (SSD) are common in childhood and are associated with poorer academic outcomes. Clinical guidelines and standards of practice for SLTs recommend working closely with parents to support intervention. SLTs consistently report that supporting parents of children with SSD is an essential part of their work but they do not always have the relevant skills and knowledge to do so effectively.

This project aims to:

• Provide a comprehensive overview of how SLTs are currently supporting parents to carry out intervention for children with SSD.
• To find out how parents and SLTs perceive and experience collaborative working for children with SSD.
• To work together with therapists, children with SSD and parents to co-produce training for SLTs to support in their collaborations with parents.

Who is involved?

This is a collaboration between Katherine Pritchard, Emma Pagnamenta, Vesna Stojanovik (University of Reading) and Jill Titterington (The Speech Doctor/Ulster University).

Associated publications:

How speech and language therapists and parents work together in the therapeutic process for children with speech sound disorder: A scoping review https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1460-6984.13132

Lessons Learnt: imposters in online focus groups https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13645579.2025.2590497

Contact: Katherine Pritchard k.a.pritchard@reading.ac.uk