Parents' Level Of Knowledge Of The Early Indicators Of Stuttering Disorder.

Abstract

The aim of the research was to identify the level of parents’ knowledge of the initial indicators indicating the presence of stuttering disorder, and its relationship to some variables such as gender, age, and educational qualification. The research sample consisted of (40) parents of children suffering from stuttering disorder who receive treatment in some special education centers in Damascus. Using a stuttering disorder monitoring checklist prepared by the researcher, the results showed that the level of parents’ knowledge of the initial indicators of stuttering disorder ranged between low and medium levels. The study also reached the following conclusions:

1-There were no statistically significant differences between the average scores of the research sample members on the list of monitoring initial indicators indicating the presence of stuttering disorder according to the gender variable.

2-There are statistically significant differences between the average scores of the research sample members on the list of monitoring initial indicators indicating the presence of stuttering disorder according to the age variable in favor of the age group (31) and older.

3-There are statistically significant differences between the average scores of the research sample members on the list of monitoring initial indicators indicating the presence of stuttering disorder according to the educational qualification variable in favor of parents with higher educational qualifications.