Samtalsmatta som kommunikationsstödjande redskap för gruppsamtal i förskolan
SamtalsmattaGruppsamtalFörskolaBarnInkluderingTalking MatsGroup conversationPreschoolChildrenInclusion
The aim of the study was to examine the impact of the use ofTalking Mats in group conversations with preschool children. Two preschoolteachers and eight preschool children, aged 4-5, took part in one of twoconversational groups with one teacher and four children in each group. Thegroups were video-taped during four group conversations on two topics, withand without the use of Talking Mats. The amount of time for each child inthe conversation was calculated, the child?s communicative contributionswere coded and thereafter the extent to which their views were noticed wasanalyzed. When Talking Mats was used the conversations mainly concernedopinions. Without Talking Mats the conversations concerned other thingsboth within and outside of the topic. The most distinctive feature in theconversations with Talking Mats was that the children noticed each other?sopinions to a much higher degree.