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Weiss, Amy L.; Theadore, Geraldine – Topics in Language Disorders, 2011
This article focuses on why and how speech-language pathologists and other professionals can encourage the involvement of parents in teaching social communication skills to their young children. Four main topics are explored: (1) the evidence that many of the children with special needs served by speech-language pathologists and other…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development
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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
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Paris, Scott G. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1991
This article focuses on strategies children can use to foster their reading comprehension and develop metacognitive skills. The article discusses crucial aspects of reading comprehension, the authentic assessment of strategic reading, alternative methods of assessing reading strategies and metacognition, and promoting thinking with literacy…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Learning Strategies