How can Speech Language Therapists and Audiologists enhance language and literacy outcomes in South Africa? (And why we urgently need to)

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dc.contributor.authorKathard, Harsha
dc.contributor.authorRamma, Lebogang
dc.contributor.authorPascoe, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorJordaan, Heila
dc.contributor.authorMoonsamy, Sharon
dc.contributor.authorWium, Anna-Marie
dc.contributor.authorDu Plessis, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorPottas, Lidia
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Nasim Banu
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-12T07:57:43Z
dc.date.available2016-07-12T07:57:43Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.updated2016-07-12T07:44:03Z
dc.description.abstractBasic education in South Africa faces a crisis as learners fail to achieve the necessary outcomes in the related areas of language and literacy. The aims of this paper are twofold. Firstly, we aim to describe and discuss the education crisis by outlining the educational landscape, relevant policy imperatives and implementation challenges in post-apartheid education. The systemic factors contributing to the literacy crisis are emphasised. Secondly, we argue that speech language therapists and audiologists (SLTAs) have a role to play in supporting basic education in South Africa through developing language and literacy. It is suggested that the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology must be socially responsive and population-focused in order to make meaningful contributions to development in South Africa. The potential roles of SLTAs are discussed with suggestions for further actions required by the professions to enable a contextually relevant practice in a resource-constrained environment.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKathard, H., Ramma, L., Pascoe, M., Jordaan, H., Moonsamy, S., Wium, A., ... Khan, N. B. (2011). How can Speech Language Therapists and Audiologists enhance language and literacy outcomes in South Africa? (And why we urgently need to). <i>South African Journal of Communication Disorders</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20310en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKathard, Harsha, Lebogang Ramma, Michelle Pascoe, Heila Jordaan, Sharon Moonsamy, Anna-Marie Wium, Sandra Du Plessis, Lidia Pottas, and Nasim Banu Khan "How can Speech Language Therapists and Audiologists enhance language and literacy outcomes in South Africa? (And why we urgently need to)." <i>South African Journal of Communication Disorders</i> (2011) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20310en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKathard, H., Ramma, L., Pascoe, M., Jordaan, H., Moonsamy, S., Wium, A.-M., ... & Khan, N. B. (2011). How can speech-language therapists and audiologists enhance language and literacy outcomes in South Africa?(And why we urgently need to). South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 58(2), 59-71.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0379-8046en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Kathard, Harsha AU - Ramma, Lebogang AU - Pascoe, Michelle AU - Jordaan, Heila AU - Moonsamy, Sharon AU - Wium, Anna-Marie AU - Du Plessis, Sandra AU - Pottas, Lidia AU - Khan, Nasim Banu AB - Basic education in South Africa faces a crisis as learners fail to achieve the necessary outcomes in the related areas of language and literacy. The aims of this paper are twofold. Firstly, we aim to describe and discuss the education crisis by outlining the educational landscape, relevant policy imperatives and implementation challenges in post-apartheid education. The systemic factors contributing to the literacy crisis are emphasised. Secondly, we argue that speech language therapists and audiologists (SLTAs) have a role to play in supporting basic education in South Africa through developing language and literacy. It is suggested that the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology must be socially responsive and population-focused in order to make meaningful contributions to development in South Africa. The potential roles of SLTAs are discussed with suggestions for further actions required by the professions to enable a contextually relevant practice in a resource-constrained environment. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal of Communication Disorders LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 SM - 0379-8046 T1 - How can Speech Language Therapists and Audiologists enhance language and literacy outcomes in South Africa? (And why we urgently need to) TI - How can Speech Language Therapists and Audiologists enhance language and literacy outcomes in South Africa? (And why we urgently need to) UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20310 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20310
dc.identifier.urihttp://sajcd.org.za/index.php/sajcd/article/view/27
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKathard H, Ramma L, Pascoe M, Jordaan H, Moonsamy S, Wium A, et al. How can Speech Language Therapists and Audiologists enhance language and literacy outcomes in South Africa? (And why we urgently need to). South African Journal of Communication Disorders. 2011; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20310.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSISen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Health and Rehabilitation Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)*
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dc.sourceSouth African Journal of Communication Disordersen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.sajcd.org.za/index.php/sajcd
dc.subject.otherlanguage
dc.subject.otherliteracy
dc.subject.otherbasic education
dc.subject.otherspeech language therapist and audiologist roles
dc.subject.otherSouth Africa
dc.titleHow can Speech Language Therapists and Audiologists enhance language and literacy outcomes in South Africa? (And why we urgently need to)en_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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