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Lichtman, Karen – Journal of Child Language, 2016
Children are thought to learn second languages (L2s) using primarily implicit mechanisms, in contrast to adults, who primarily rely on explicit language learning. This difference is usually attributed to cognitive maturation, but adults also receive more explicit instruction than children, which may influence their learning strategies. This study…
Descriptors: Child Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Processes
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Hale, Courtney M.; Tager-Flusberg, Helen – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2005
This study investigated the relationship between discourse deficits to a broader range of other symptoms in 57 children with autism. We hypothesized that autism symptomatology, as measured by the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS), would be related to the children?s difficulty in maintaining an ongoing topic of discourse. Children…
Descriptors: Autism, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Children, Dialogs (Language)