Mothers' recasts and other contingent replies to their children's utterances were examined in 2 groups of 14 mother-child dyads--either with language-impaired or non-language-impaired children. Mothers' overall use of recasts was highly similar for the 2 groups. (Author/DB)

Methodological issues that may account for discrepant findings in research on mother-child dialogue are cited, and studies of normal language-learning children and their mothers are reviewed along with cross-cultural studies. How language impaired children act on their linguistic environment and within which interaction situations is seen as…

The paper examines social cognitive activity in mentally retarded children as it applies to language problems, the relationship of problem solving and communication skills, and teaching methods which emphasize language pragmatics. (DB)

Mothers' discourse with 14 language impaired children (three to five years old) was similiar to mothers' speech to non language impaired control Ss (one to two years old), but the language impaired children initiated fewer conversational turns. The mothers' modifications appeared to be well suited for facilitating children's particiption in…

A study involving 14 dyads of mothers and their language impaired children (3-5 years-old) and 14 dyads of mothers and their normal children revealed mothers of both groups adjusted their language to meet the needs of their conversational partners. Language impaired Ss were less able to participate and maintan conversation. (Author/CL)

This study evaluated characteristics of 4 special language units serving 15 7-year-old children with specific language impairments within mainstream schools in England. The study compared curricular opportunities (e.g., individualization and social contexts) and standard assessment tasks under the National Curriculum for these children and 15…