Evaluating Speech Therapy Services for Students with Learning Disabilities in Qassim region

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the speech and language therapy services provided to students with learning disabilities from the perspective of teachers in the Al-Qassim region, highlighting statistically significant  differences in teachers' evaluations of these services based on variables of  gender, educational qualification, and years of experience. The descriptive method was adopted. The study sample consisted of 111 teachers. A three-dimensional measurement tool was developed, comprising assessment and diagnosis, provision and delivery of services to students, and evaluation of effective services provided to students. The results showed that the evaluation of speech and language therapy services provided to students with learning disabilities from the teachers' perspective was high. There were no statistically significant differences attributed to the variables of gender, educational qualification, and years of experience. The study recommended the necessity of develop and improve speech therapy services in the primary stage due to their importance for students with learning disabilities, and facilitating the enrollment of these students in speech therapy services, emphasizing the significance of holding training courses for teachers on  essential speech therapy services , success factors  teachers’ role in such services.