Language development methods for students with developmental language disorder : A qualitative study where some teachers and special needs teachers describe their work

The purpose of this study was to investigate what efforts some teachers and special needs teachers at primary schools think are needed at the organizational, group and individual levels to provide support for students with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Furthermore, it was investigated which supportive strategies and teaching methods teachers and special needs teachers applied and how the learning environment could be favourably designed. The study was based on a qualitative method with semi structured interviews and observations. The result shows that principals' priorities and the presence of speech therapists at schools affect what support participants experienced they received. The participants are guided by a relational perspective where the focus is on how the linguistic and physical learning environment can support the students. To provide that support, students with DLD should be carefully charted and they are favored by a clarifying pedagogy. The adjustments aimed at students with DLD benefit all students