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Peer reviewedBrookshire, Robert H. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1987
The article compares normal language comprehension with that in aphasic patients in terms of both sentence and discourse comprehension. Implications for treatment of aphasic patients include emphasizing comprehension of main ideas, rather than details, and using materials with high imagery and personal relevance. (DB)
Descriptors: Aphasia, Listening Comprehension, Receptive Language, Therapy
Peer reviewedFey, Marc E.; And Others – Topics in Language Disorders, 1988
The article examines children's requests for clarification (RQCLs) in sections on the development of RQCL behaviors in normally developing children, the use of RQCL behaviors by language-impaired children, evaluation of language-impaired children's use of RQCL behaviors, and facilitation of language impaired children's use of and response to…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Language Handicaps, Listening Comprehension, Questioning Techniques
Peer reviewedCarlisle, Joanne F. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1991
This article discusses (1) assessment of discourse through listening and reading to evaluate comprehension problems; (2) developmental aspects of the relationship between listening and reading comprehension skills; (3) problems with selecting text passages and methods of testing comprehension; and (4) the development of a set of passages and a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Listening Comprehension
