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Comparison of Syntax Training for Students with Developmental Disabilities Utilizing Clinician-Directed versus Self-Determined Session Paradigms
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Kleinert, Jane O'Regan; Gonzalez, Lori; Schuster, John W.; Huebner, Ruth – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2007
The ability to make choices, plan, and self-evaluate are among the primary skills included in the development of self-determination. This study was designed to determine if a teaching paradigm, which incorporates key elements of self-determination, is as effective and more efficient in teaching syntax than a traditional, clinician-directed…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Self Determination, Teaching Models, Syntax
A Closer Look at MLU: What Does It Really Measure?
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Dethorne, Laura S.; Johnson, Bonnie W.; Loeb, Jane W. – Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 2005
Despite the common use of mean length of utterance (MLU) as a diagnostic measure, what it actually reflects in terms of linguistic knowledge is relatively unclear. This study explored the extent to which variance in MLU could be accounted for by a measure of expressive vocabulary and a measure of morphosyntax in a group of 44 typically-developing…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Expressive Language, Morphology (Languages), Syntax
Framework for Using a Language Acquisition Model in Assessing Semantic and Syntactic Development and Planning Instructional Goals for Hearing-Impaired Children.
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Schirmer, Barbara R. – Volta Review, 1989
The proposed framework assumes six developmental stages according to mean length of utterance in morphemes. Within each stage, syntactic forms and semantic relations interact. In assessment, each utterance is analyzed for features which describe current language abilities. Language goals are developed based on existing and expected features.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education, Hearing Impairments
Early Lexical and Syntactic Development in Quebec French and English: Implications for Cross-Linguistic and Bilingual Assessment
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Thordardottir, Elin T. – International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 2005
Background: Although a number of studies have been conducted on normal acquisition in French, systematic methods for analysis of French and normative group data have been lacking. Aims: To develop a systematic method for the analysis of language samples in Quebec French, and to provide preliminary normative data on early lexical and syntactic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Morphemes, Monolingualism, Error Patterns