Environmental factors that influence social participation of elementary school children with primary language impairment
In order to facilitate social participation in children with primary language impairment (PLI), it is important to know what are the barriers and/or facilitators in a child’s family, school and community-based environments. The goal of this exploratory study was to identify these environmental factors for elementary school children with PLI. Twenty-six parents of 5- to 13-year-old children and eleven school professionals completed a questionnaire that evaluates the environmental factors influencing the social participation of elementary school children with a communication disorder (Croteau et al., 2015b). Many factors from school and family environments were perceived as facilitators while barriers were identified in all three types of environments. The results suggest targets for intervention to be taken concerning community-based and school services, namely the availability of services, the reduction of noise and the attitudes of peers.