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Learning-Disabled Children as Conversational Partners.
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Donahue, Mavis – Topics in Language Disorders, 1983
Research is reviewed on conversational competence in learning disabled (LD) children. LD children are viewed as eager to fulfill conversational responsibilities while compensating for linguistic inadequacies. Findings emphasize the importance of teaching conversational skills. (CL)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence, Learning Disabilities
Communicative Skills and Peer Relations of Learning Disabled Adolescents.
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Donahue, Mavis; Bryan, Tanis – Topics in Language Disorders, 1984
Research is reviewed on the communicative ability of learning disabled (LD) adolescents and its effects on acceptance by peers. Difficulties are noted in social perception, oral language, and social experience. Suggestions for enhancing communication and social skills include using group-contingent reinforcements and exposing LD students to normal…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Competence, Learning Disabilities