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Young, Ira George – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to explore the utility and application of the framing devices identified by Fairhurst (1993) and Fairhurst and Sarr (1996) in the college/university setting as evidenced through college/university presidents' speeches. Fifty-seven college/university presidents' speeches were collected from institution…
Descriptors: College Presidents, Public Speaking, Speeches, Discourse Analysis
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Romski, MaryAnn; Sevcik, Rose A.; Adamson, Lauren B.; Cheslock, Melissa; Smith, Ashlyn; Barker, R. Michael; Bakeman, Roger – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2010
Purpose: This study compared the language performance of young children with developmental delays who were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 parent-coached language interventions. Differences in performance on augmented and spoken word size and use, vocabulary size, and communication interaction skills were examined. Method: Sixty-eight toddlers with…
Descriptors: Intervention, Speech, Symbolic Language, Vocabulary
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Hanline, Mary Frances; Milton, Sande; Phelps, Pamela C. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2008
The purpose of this study was to explore the predictive relationship between the level of symbolic representation in preschoolers' sociodramatic play and reading and mathematics abilities and rate of growth in early elementary grades for children with and without disabilities. The relationship of three aspects of sociodramatic play--symbolic…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Play, Dramatic Play, Relationship