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Complex Syntax Production in Informational Writing by Students with Language Impairment from Diverse Linguistic Backgrounds
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Shannon Hall-Mills; Carla Wood – Topics in Language Disorders, 2023
The primary objective of this study was to compare the syntactic complexity of informational texts produced by fifth-grade students (a) with and without language impairment and (b) with and without native English-speaking proficiency on a curriculum-based reading and writing task. Expository writing samples produced by 114 children enrolled in the…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Developmental Disabilities, Syntax, Writing (Composition)
Fast Mapping Verb Meaning from Argument Structure
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Johnson, Valerie E. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2010
Purpose: To examine lexical knowledge in children through a fast mapping task. Method: This study compared the performance of 60 African American English-speaking and general American English-speaking children between the ages of 4 and 6 years. They were presented with a comprehension task involving the fast mapping of novel verbs in 4 different…
Descriptors: Cues, Speech Communication, Verbs, North American English
Learning to Describe Events.
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Duchan, Judith Felson – Topics in Language Disorders, 1986
The article discusses language structures of three hierarchical levels of event descriptions: (1) single-action events (semantic relations, aspectual meaning and lexical verbs or verb phrases, (2) event relations (tense markers, conjunctions, adverbs, perfect tense); (3) event schemas (lexical terms and phrases marking beginnings and endings). A…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grammar, Language Handicaps, Lexicology
Producing Complex Sentences.
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Scott, Cheryl M. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1988
The article examines the child's ability to produce complex sentences with sections on a structural framework for complex language (clausal and nonclausal complexity), a developmental perspective (coordination of clauses, subordination of nominal, adverbial, and relative clauses), and applied considerations (evaluating and teaching complex…
Descriptors: Child Development, Difficulty Level, Evaluation Methods, Expressive Language
Multicultural-Multilingual Group Sessions: Development of Functional Communication
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Larroude, Bettina – Topics in Language Disorders, 2004
Group therapy with multilingual, multicultural populations is a challenging and unexplored area that is beginning to be addressed because of the growing population of multilingual, multicultural children. In this article, the importance of working with children from different cultural backgrounds, and current research on bilingualism are reviewed.…
Descriptors: Group Therapy, Multilingualism, Speech Language Pathology, Bilingualism
Confronting Complex Text: Readability Lessons from Readers with Language Learning Disabilities.
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Venable, Gail Portnuff – Topics in Language Disorders, 2003
This article discusses the reading fluency and comprehension problems of struggling secondary students who can read, with assistance, on a fourth-grade reading level or above. Difficulties with vocabulary and sentence construction are described, along with problems with pronoun reference and noun substitutions, metaphor, and conventions of print.…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Metaphors, Pronouns, Readability
Current Views of Error and Editing.
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Hull, Glynda – Topics in Language Disorders, 1987
Inexperienced writers, including both basic writers and learning disabled, commit errors that often follow a discernible pattern due to applying erroneous or incomplete rules. Techniques for teaching editing skills are described, including textual analyses of students' writing, interviews with students, structuring the editing task, and providing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns