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Multiclausal Utterances Aren't Just for Big Kids: A Framework for Analysis of Complex Syntax Production in Spoken Language of Preschool- and Early School-Age Children
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Arndt, Karen Barako; Schuele, C. Melanie – Topics in Language Disorders, 2013
Complex syntax production emerges shortly after the emergence of two-word combinations in oral language and continues to develop through the school-age years. This article defines a framework for the analysis of complex syntax in the spontaneous language of preschool- and early school-age children. The purpose of this article is to provide…
Descriptors: Young Children, Preschool Children, Oral Language, Syntax
Unconventional Behavior: A Communicative Interpretation in Individuals with Severe Disabilities.
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Burke, Grace M. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1990
The paper discusses approaches designed to reduce, eliminate, or replace unconventional behavior in individuals with severe disabilities. Emphasis is placed on the need to analyze the communicative functions of behavior and to facilitate the development of an individual's communication system. A case example of a four-year-old nonverbal child is…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Communicative Disorders as a Risk Factor in Abuse.
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Knutson, John F.; Sullivan, Patricia M. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1993
This paper reviews literature and research on communication handicaps as risk factors in child maltreatment, focusing on such factors as ethnic group membership, type of maltreatment, severity of physical or sexual abuse, duration of maltreatment, sex of victim, and location of maltreatment. Implications for professionals working with children…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Children, Communication Disorders
Early Identification of Reading Disabilities.
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Catts, Hugh W. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1991
The article reviews research on the language basis of reading disabilities and draws implications for early identification. The article considers language problems in reading-disabled children, follow-up studies of language-impaired children, and phonological processing and reading disabilities. Implications include the value of preschool…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Early Identification, Early Intervention, Followup Studies
Research on the Communicative Development of Maltreated Children: Clinical Implications.
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Coster, Wendy; Cicchette, Dante – Topics in Language Disorders, 1993
This article reviews data on problems in communicative development of maltreated children and discusses their implications for practitioners concerned with communicative development. The influence of social class and cultural factors is examined, and the impact of child maltreatment on communicative development from infancy up to school age is…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, Communication Skills, Cultural Influences
Research and Practice: Applied Phonology.
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Hodson, Barbara Williams – Topics in Language Disorders, 1998
Reviews relationships between phonological impairment, phonological awareness, and development of literacy in young children. Treatment options for preschoolers with phonological impairments are summarized. Critical variables in treatment research are identified, and four recent treatment research reports based on different phonological theories…
Descriptors: Articulation Impairments, Emergent Literacy, Intervention, Language Research