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Peer reviewedMiller, Margery Silberman – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1987
Evaluation of the ability of 12 hearing children (3-year-olds) to use iconic cues to comprehend signs indicated that resemblance of signs to their referents did not enable subjects to decipher the meaning of most signs. Results were applied to use of adapted assessment instruments with young hearing impaired children. (DB)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Evaluation Methods, Hearing Impairments, Receptive Language
Peer reviewedLight, Janice C.; Roberts, Barbara; Dimarco, Rosemarie; Greiner, Nina – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1998
Discusses the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to enhance comprehension and expression of people with autism. A theoretical model for AAC assessment and intervention is presented and illustrated with a case study of a 6-year-old boy with autism and severe expressive and receptive language impairments. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Case Studies, Communication Skills
Peer reviewedRodekohr, Rachel K.; Haynes, William O. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2001
A study divided 40 children (age 7) into groups consisting of white normal language and language impaired and African American normal language and language impaired. African American English speakers with normal language scored significantly lower on the Test of Language Development-2P compared to white normal-language subjects, but did not differ…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Blacks, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Differences
