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Simpson, Kate; Keen, Deb; Lamb, Janeen – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2015
Background: There is a growing body of literature investigating the efficacy of music interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD); however, little empirical research has been conducted into the use of musical elements to facilitate language learning. Methods: This crossover-design study compared the responses of 22 children with…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Receptive Language, Foreign Countries
Barbour, Nita Hale
The purpose of this study was to examine specific feautres of child language change as determined by change in vocabulary, complexity of sentences and functional use of sentences, and relationships of these changes to the teachers' facilitative or directive verbal behavior. Subjects were 112 nursery school children. Teacher verbal behavior was…
Descriptors: Child Language, Classroom Observation Techniques, Language Acquisition, Preschool Children