A6.1: Genre 1 – Project Prospectus

Research/Essential Question and Foundation Questions:

How is the treatment/management of pediatric dysphagia approached?

Essential Questions:      

1. What is dysphagia?      

2. What assessment tools are used for determining dsyphagia?      

3. What treatment options are available for this population?      

4. What effect does dysphagia have on children?      

5. What diet modifications are available for this population?

Tentative Point Striving to be made through Research:

Pediatric Dysphagia is a disorder of swallowing that through extensive evaluation and assessment can be managed and accomodation may be attempted and treated by physicians, therapists, and diagnosticians.

Genres to be Included:

• Webliography- Clinician’s Voice

This portion of this assignment was to tell those looking at my page something about me.  By looking at this, which can be any audience will tell them something about me, my topic, things I like to do, and where I am looking at some information as my focus. I think that this was fun to create and new for me, so I learned from it. I chose this because we had to do it, but I’m glad that I did.

• PowerPoint Presentation- Clinician’s Voice

This genre was also chosen because it was one that were required to choose. I think that it will be great voice as the clinican telling about the disorder in a creative, helpful manner hoping the audience is anyone hoping to learn about pediatric dysphagia in a fun, interactive manner.

• Podcast- Clinician’s Voice

To be honest, I do not know anything about podcasts.  I chose this genre as it was required.  I think that it will be informative to anyone looking at this site to be informed about pediatric dysphagia; parents, students, and professionals.  Like a powerpoint, this will be interactive and a fun way to learn and be informed about pediatric dysphagia.

• Poem- Client’s Voice

I am very excited to write this poem about pediatric dysphagia.  I think that it is a great way to inform those; parents, clinicians, and those studying speech language pathology and learning to put themselves in the client’s shoes as these children can not tell you themselves. I think that this will be very fun to create, even though it was also a requirement, and will help me to learn a lot about the emotions and feelings of those suffering from these disorders.

• Letter to Parent – Clinician’s Voice

This choice for the Multi-Genre Project (MGP), is a way to extract the feelings and emotions from the clinician to the parent of the disordered child.  This provides a way to give information to the parent but also provide a means of release and support for the clinician to help the parent understand what the child is going through and suffering from.  It also helps the clinician release recommendations for treatment.  I feel as this is something that is important for parents to recieve with a problem such as this. When something is happening with your child that is not normal and new to you, all the information given is very helpful and in most cases, appreciated.

• Referral Letter – Physician’s Voice

This section of the MGP is very important because it could show symptoms and reasons describing why and when this disorder is occurant.  Even though Dysphagia is a disorder that is primarily seen to be treated by Speech Language Pathologists, it is also a team work problem as it is very hazardous and dangerous to a person, especially child’s, health.  By writing/reading this portion of the project, it is a way to gain even more information about this disorder, while also, seeing it from a other perspective, which is medical health care.

• Letter to Politician – Parent’s Voice

I felt as though this portion of the project would be very helpful to be read by parents and clinicians to show another parents’ point of view in terms of what needs improvement and the way you feel when your child is suffering from a problem such as this.  By informing politicians about the problems at hand, information may be release, informing them of this disorder, and also requesting additional health care services in this category of disabilities. The parent could discuss insurance help and even additional medical services they feel should be offered and why.

• ” Simulated ” Journal Entry – Client’s Voice

By adding this portion of the MGP, I feel as the client (small child) would be able to be seen as having their point of view seen, too. When working with a population such as small children, I feel as people forget that they have emotions and feelings, too that are unable to be expressed vocally.  This is a creative way to express the way that those could be feeling and why. This could be beneficial for parents, students, and clinicians to read.

To make the MGP run together cohesively:

To make my project run together as a whole, I feel it would be creative to piece it together like we have done other projects in the past; as one client.  Showing various aspects of a client’s way through a disorder (the feelings of the parents, client, and clinician) and the way that different areas are approached.  By piecing it together as one case, those reading will be able to follow the projects easier and more effectively.

Tentative Sources to be Used (Will change throughout the Completion) :  

Newman, L.A., Keckley, C., Petersen, M.C., & Hamner, A. (2001). Swallowing function and medical diagnosis in infants suspected of

dysphagia.  Pediatrics, 108(6), 1358. Retrieved September 24, 2006 from EbscoHost database.

Schwarz, S.M., Corredor, J., Cohen, J., & Rabinowitz, S. (2001). Diagnosis and treatment of feeding disorders in children with developmental

disabilities.  Pediatrics. 108(3), 671. Retrieved September 24, 2006 from EbscoHost database.

Ward, E., R.S., (2005). The epidemiology of dysphagia. Describing the problem – are we too late? Advances in Speech Language Pathology,

7(1), 14-21. Retrieved September 24, 2006 from ProQuest database.

Miller, C.K. (2003). Advances in the evaluation and management of pediatric dysphagia. Current Opinion of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck

Surgery. 11(6), 442-446. Retrieved September 24, 2006 from Academic Search Premiere database.

Lefton-Grief, M.A., & Lauglin, G.M. (1996). Specialized studies in pediatric dysphagia. Seminars in Speech and Language, 17(4), 311-329.

Retrieved September 24, 2006 from MEDLINE database.

Brown, Janet (2005). Conference explored vocal pathologies, dementia, and pediatric dysphagia. ASHA Leader. 10(5), 8. Retrieved

September 26, 2006 from EbscoHost database.

Munro, Frasier D. (2003). Dysphagia in children ; a pediatric surgical perspective. International Journal of Pediatric Otolaryngology. 67,

S103. Retrieved September 26, 2006 from EbscoHost database.

Revised Project Prospectus

Unifying Genre