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Children Draw Talking Around the World
Sharynne McLeod1, Carolyn Gregoric1, Jessamy Davies1
1Children's Voices Centre, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools
|August 13, 2025
Summary
Children globally express their communication experiences through drawings, revealing insights into their social interactions and feelings about talking. This study enhances understanding of child communication for better service delivery.
Area of Science:
- Child Development
- Linguistics
- Cross-Cultural Psychology
Background:
- Understanding children's communication is crucial for effective service delivery.
- Children's perspectives on talking and social interaction require further exploration.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze how children worldwide depict themselves talking.
- To gain insights into children's perspectives on communication through drawings.
- To inform service delivery by understanding children's communication experiences.
Main Methods:
- 200 children (ages 2-12) from 24 countries participated.
- Drawings were analyzed using descriptive, developmental, focal point, meaning-making, and systemic functional linguistics frameworks.
- The Early Childhood Voices Drawing Protocol was utilized.
Main Results:
- Drawing ability correlated with age.
- Children depicted positive emotions about talking, with focal points on relationships, body language, and social proximity.
- Analysis revealed 10 meaning-making themes and rich linguistic details in depictions of talking.
Conclusions:
- Children use drawings to communicate diverse aspects of talking, including partners, settings, topics, and emotions.
- Insights from children's drawings can enhance communication assessment and intervention strategies.
- Drawing provides a valuable medium for understanding children's communicative experiences globally.
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