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Nippold, Marilyn A. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2014
Purpose: In this article, the author discusses 2 points raised by Kamhi (2014) in his lead article to this clinical forum: (a) the need for speech-language pathologists to consider typical language development as they plan intervention and (b) the importance of addressing complex syntax. Method: A hypothetical scenario of a 7th grade English class…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Intervention, Middle School Students, Syntax
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Lundblom, Erin E. G.; Woods, Juliann J. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2012
Idioms occur frequently in classroom language. Students with literacy or language weaknesses are often challenged by idioms; therefore, the failure to comprehend idioms can impact academic performance. Four 7th-grade female students (mean age: 12 years, 6 months) participated in a multiple baseline single subject study during their general…
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Intervention, General Education, Peer Teaching
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Myers, Lucy; Botting, Nicola – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2008
This study describes the language and literacy skills of 11-year-olds attending a mainstream school in an area of social and economic disadvantage. The proportion of these young people experiencing difficulties in decoding and reading comprehension was identified and the relationship between spoken language skills and reading comprehension…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Reading Comprehension, Oral Language, Test Norms