Citation:
Durgungoz, F. C., & St Clair, M. C. (2024). An interactive technology-based emotion recognition intervention for children with developmental language disorder: A longitudinal mixed-method study. European Journal of Special Needs Education, 1-17.
Key terms that are in this paper
· Emotion recognition - being able to label, process and express emotions.
Aim of the paper
· Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) sometimes struggle to recognise others’ emotions.
· They can also have difficulty managing their own emotions.
· This can have negative impacts on their social life, mental health and behaviour.
· This study aimed to look at how well an 8-week online program could improve children’s emotional recognition. Parents were actively involved in the program.
· It also looked at wider outcomes of the program. For example, does the program improve children’s relationships with their friends?
What was found
· Children’s recognition of basic emotions improved after the program.
· Their emotional health and social interactions also improved after the program.
· This was found in both surveys with the parents and reported in phone calls with parents.
· Every child with DLD is different. This means that they have individual language and social support needs. Allowing parents to choose which tools to use strengthened family support.
· Some children preferred some activities over others. This means they may have been more engaged in the activities they chose.
· Parents thought that their children’s social confidence improved. More research is needed to find out the impact of this in social situations.
What does this mean?
· Emotion recognition skills should be included in programs for children with DLD.
· This could help children with DLD to better label their own and others’ emotions.
· It could also improve relationships and behaviour in children with DLD.
· The study shows that online programs can be effective in improving emotion recognition. This means that more parents can access emotion recognition programs.
Where can I read this paper?
· You can read the whole paper for free by following this link: https://doi.org/10.1080/08856257.2024.2407659.
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