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Peer reviewedDonahue, Mavis; And Others – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1980
Describes a study which examined learning disabled children's understanding of conversational rules for initiating repair of a communication breakdown. Results show learning disabled children were less likely to request clarification of inadequate messages and made fewer correct referent choices than normal children, but analyses suggest this…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools, Learning Disabilities
