MODIFICATION OF PROLONGED SPEECH THERAPY IN TREATING STUTTERING AND ITS ASSOCIATED NEGATIVE TRAITS AMONG ADULTS: CASE OF NAIROBI STAMMERING SUPPORT GROUP, NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA

Authors

  • Irungu Asaph Mwangi Master's Student, School of Education, Department of Early Childhood and Special Needs Education, Kenya
  • Mathew Kinyua Karia Dr., Lecturer, Department of Early Childhood and Special Needs Education, Kenyatta University, Kenya
  • George Mathenge Wairungu Dr., Lecturer, Department of Early Childhood and Special Needs Education, Kenyatta University, Kenya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejse.v9i3.5087

Keywords:

stammering, stuttering, speech-language therapists

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Prolonged Speech technique’s effectiveness in the treatment of stuttering and its associated traits among adults. The main objective of the study was to find out if there is a need for modifying prolonged speech techniques in treating stuttering and its associated traits. An experimental method was used where quantitative and qualitative designs were used. The study was guided by the behaviorist theory proposed by B.F. Skinner. The study was carried out at the Nairobi Stammering Support Group. The participants were ten adults who stutter and were selected through purposive sampling. Questionnaires, interviews, and observations were used to collect the data. A pilot study was carried out. All research instruments were tested for validity and reliability, the data which was corrected was categorized, coded and data was analyzed using qualitative and quantitative techniques. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics in the form of percentages and was presented using pie charts and bar graphs. Qualitative data was analyzed after thematically arranging responses according to the research questions and objectives. The study found out that there was a need to modify prolonged speech technique by incorporating other treatment approaches especially cognitive and psychological. The study recommends more research on other stuttering treatment techniques. Further, the study recommends that speech-language therapists assess individual needs before using specific treatment techniques.

 

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Author Biographies

  • Irungu Asaph Mwangi, Master's Student, School of Education, Department of Early Childhood and Special Needs Education, Kenya

    Irungu Asaph Mwangi is an itinerant teacher in several schools in Nairobi County, Kenya where he teaches and trains learners with autism spectrum disorders, dyslexia, and intellectual disorders. He is a Master’s Degree holder in Special Needs Education (Speech and Language Pathology) at the Department of Early Childhood and Special Needs Education in the School of Education Kenyatta University, Kenya. His hobby is advancing in research of learners with speech and language pathology disabilities.

  • Mathew Kinyua Karia, Dr., Lecturer, Department of Early Childhood and Special Needs Education, Kenyatta University, Kenya

    Dr. Mathew Kinyua Karia is a Lecturer in the Department of Early Childhood & Special Needs Education (Speech & Language Pathology Program), Kenyatta University Nairobi, Kenya. He teaches in the area of Speech and Language Pathology. He is also a consultant in the field of Speech and Language Pathology. His research interests are in the areas of Speech and Language Pathology, Hearing Impairment, Inclusive Education, Neurolinguistics, Phonetics, and Phonology. He is also working in various Kenyan hospitals as a consultant speech therapist as well as a volunteer speech therapist with Operation Smile Inc., a USA-based NGO as well as Starkey Hearing Foundation. Dr. Karia holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Phonetics/Speech & Language Pathology) from Cologne University (Germany), M. A (Linguistics/ Phonology) from Kenyatta University (Kenya), and B.Ed (Arts- English/Literature) from Kenyatta University.

  • George Mathenge Wairungu, Dr., Lecturer, Department of Early Childhood and Special Needs Education, Kenyatta University, Kenya

    Dr. George Mathenge Wairungu is a Lecturer in the Department of Early Childhood and Special Needs Education (Autism & Intellectual Disabilities) at Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya. He earned his PhD in Curriculum and Instruction (Special Education) from the University of Arkansas (U.S.A) in 2015. Dr. Mathenge’s research interests are in Autism, Intellectual Disabilities, Landau Kleffner Syndrome (a rare disability commonly mistaken for Autism and Rett Syndrome), Applied Behavior Analysis, and Inclusion. He believes that all students are capable of learning if taught in their preferred learning styles. He is a strong believer in Piagetism.

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2023-10-31

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