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Kaiser, Ann P.; Roberts, Megan Y. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2011
Learning to communicate using speech and language is a primary developmental task for young children. Delays in the acquisition of language are one of the earliest indicators of developmental deficits that may affect academic and social outcomes for individuals across the life span. In the period since the passage of PL 99-457, significant…
Descriptors: Intervention, Oral Language, Developmental Tasks, Language Acquisition
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Miller, Jon F.; Chapman, Robin S. – Theory into Practice, 1983
Computer programs designed for testing and teaching language comprehension and for evaluating language production skills through the analysis of free speech samples in mentally retarded students are described. (JMK)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Mental Retardation
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Handleman, Jan S.; And Others – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1991
This paper describes work being conducted at the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center of Rutgers University, focusing on the center's research findings which support the value of group-focused, language-based, integrated programing for preschool children with autism. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Autism, Curriculum, Early Intervention, Language Acquisition
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Warren, Steven F.; Yoder, Paul J. – Peabody Journal of Education, 1996
Reviews past and present research on early communication and language intervention at the Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development, presenting three premises that inform most of the Kennedy Center's research on the issue, summarizing seven lines of contemporary research by Kennedy Center investigators that influence the development of…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Development, Child Health, Child Language
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), 2005
This document is the quadrennial report of the Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MRDD) Branch to the National Advisory Child Health and Human Development (NACHHD) Council. The MRDD Branch is a vital, evolving entity within the Center for Developmental Biology and Perinatal Medicine (CDBPM) at the National Institute of Child …
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Child Health, Medical Research