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Using Multiliteracies to Target Critical Media Literacy for Adolescents with Language Learning Disabilities
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Kathleen J. Abendroth – Topics in Language Disorders, 2024
To support adolescents with language-based learning disabilities (LLD), speech-language pathologists (SLPs) should adopt a multiliteracies framework that targets critical media literacy skills. Multiliteracies recognize the increasingly digital and collaborative nature of written language that adolescents encounter and promote using online…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Learning Disabilities, Language Impairments, Media Literacy
Case Studies Comparing Learning Profiles and Response to Instruction in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Oral and Written Language Learning Disability at Transition to High School
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Zajic, Matthew; Dunn, Michael; Berninger, Virginia – Topics in Language Disorders, 2019
This study investigated literacy learning in students with specific kinds of language challenges at a specific stage of schooling--transition to high school--when the language requirements of the curriculum can be especially challenging. For this exploratory research, a case study approach was adopted that compared 2 adolescent boys both with…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Oral Language, Written Language
Language Disorders Are Learning Disabilities: Challenges on the Divergent and Diverse Paths to Language Learning Disability
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Sun, Lei; Wallach, Geraldine P. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2014
This article takes readers along the pathway of language learning and disorders across childhood and adolescence, highlighting the complex relationship between early (preschool) language disorders and later (school age) learning disabilities. The discussion starts with a review of diagnostic labels widely used in schools and other professional…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Learning Disabilities, Children, Adolescents
How Might Pragmatic Language Skills Affect the Written Expression of Students with Language Learning Disabilities?
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Troia, Gary A. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2011
This article describes ways in which pragmatic language abilities may play a role in the writing performance of children and adolescents with language learning disabilities. First, a brief overview is presented of how pragmatic language difficulties might negatively influence writing performance. Next, research on the writing performance of…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Learning Disabilities, Adolescents, Language Skills
The Grammar of Information: Challenges for Older Students with Language Impairments
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Scott, Cheryl M.; Balthazar, Catherine H. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to describe the nature of informational (expository) language in terms of unique grammatical characteristics and discuss applications for assessment and intervention for older school-aged children and adolescents with language impairments. Methods: Information presented is based on a selected literature…
Descriptors: Grammar, Expository Writing, Language Usage, Adolescents
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