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We are 4th year Speech and Language Therapy students from the University of Galway, seeking participants for our final year research project. The title of our project is:
“Understanding the lives of children who stutter through drawing.”
This study is based on the Children’s Drawing Protocol adapted from Holliday (2009).
We are looking for:
- A minimum of 15 participants.
- Between the ages of 5-12.
- Must have a previous diagnosis of a stutter – diagnosed by an SLT.
- Must have a good level of English.
- No co-occurring cognitive or fine motor conditions that may affect their ability to abstractly draw their feelings.
The study will consist of one session in-person or online, via zoom, where a researcher, a parent/guardian and the participant (child)will be present.
Participants (the children) will not be explicitly told that the study is investigating stuttering. Instead, they will be asked to draw a picture of themselves ‘talking’. This is to avoid skewing the child’s answers to reflect solely on stuttering. Parents/guardians will however be told that stuttering is the key investigative subject, via the information and consent leaflets.
The child will be asked to…
- Draw a picture of themselves talking in a variety of scenarios (4 pictures in total; At home, at school, talking to someone in their family, doing something they enjoy)
- Answer questions about their drawing
- Rate their talking using the SPAA-C (smiley face rating scale) (McLeod, 2004).
- The session will be recorded for transcription purposes – consent will be obtained by the researcher
In addition to the above tasks, researchers will carryout:
- The Intelligibility in Context Scale (with a parent/guardian).
- The Communication and Attitudes Test.
- Percentage of syllables stuttered via a speech sample.
The potential harm/risk to participants are minimal. Any upset or discomfort will be resolved via the lead investigator or a familiar person in the room e.g. offering support or a break.
Information on stuttering support groups can also be provided to the child and their parent/guardian, they be interested.
If you would like any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
All the best,
Megan & Aedín
Megan Dowd & Aedín Kenny
a.kenny29@universityofgalway.ie