Speech and language program for teacher training: evaluation of effectiveness

Abstract

Purpose: To test the effectiveness of the Speech Therapy Program for Teacher Training. Methods: It is a prospective essay which had the participation of 70 teachers of elementary school. The program consists of 10 modules and it aims to train the teachers in relation to the development of the oral and writing language. The modules lasted 2 hours each, which combined with 10 hours of complementary activities, totaled 30 hours. To verify the effectiveness of the program, the teachers answered a questionnaire named “Teacher Perception in Language”, which has 10 questions about hypothetical cases involving elementary school students, before and after the participation in it. From the questionnaire, the following indexes were created: the Global Perception Index (IPG), Oral Language Perception Index (IPLO), Writing Language Perception Index (IPLE) and Appropriated Development Perception Index (IPDA). The data were subjected to descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. Results: There was a statistically significant difference before and after the formation on the indexes IPLO, IPLE and IPG. The teachers did not show any differences on the IPDA index. Conclusion: The teacher perception about the development of the oral and writing language aspects changed significantly after his/her participation in the program. The study shows the relevance of the training program for elementary school teacher with effectiveness on the changing of the perception regarding the cases of oral and writing language alterations