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Identifying Children with Clinical Language Disorder: An Application of Machine-Learning Classification
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Justice, Laura M.; Ahn, Woo-Young; Logan, Jessica A. R. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2019
In this study, we identified child- and family-level characteristics most strongly associated with clinical identification of language disorder for preschool-aged children. We used machine learning to identify variables that best classified children receiving therapy for language disorder among a sample of 483 3- to 5-year-old children (54%…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Disability Identification, Clinical Diagnosis, Preschool Children
Conversational Engagement of Children with Learning Disabilities.
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Mathinos, Debra A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
This study examined the conversational engagement techniques employed by children with and without learning disabilities in dyadic interactions. Analysis indicated that the 60 learning-disabled subjects (9-13 years old) employed engagement-related techniques as sophisticated as those of their nondisabled peers, though they did so less consistently…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Interaction Process Analysis, Intermediate Grades, Interpersonal Competence
Communication Skills Training for Resource Teachers.
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Robinson, Edward H., III; Brosh, Marguerite Click – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1980
The authors discuss ways to improve teachers' affective interpersonal communication skills and review a study in which interpersonal communication skills were found to be an important aspect of special education resource teachers' overall effectiveness. (CL)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Disabilities, Exceptional Child Research, Interpersonal Competence
Mediators of the Risk for Problem Behavior in Children with Language Learning Disabilities.
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Vallance, Denise D.; Cummings, Richard L.; Humphries, Tom – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
The independent and relative influences of social discourse and social skills on problem behaviors were examined in 50 children with language learning disabilities (LLD) and 50 control children. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that both impaired social discourse skills and poor social skills accounted for the negative effects of LLD on…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Communication Skills, Elementary Education, Interpersonal Communication
The Social Misperception Syndrome in Children with Learning Disabilities: Social Causes versus Neurological Variables.
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Spafford, Carol Sullivan; Grosser, George S. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1993
This article synthesizes the research defining social problems of some children with learning disabilities, especially the role of communication skills deficits. Traditional emphases on family dysfunction, school failure, or personality disturbances are seen to be negated by research which suggests that neural aberrations trigger deficient…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Communication Skills, Emotional Problems, Etiology
Children with Language Disorders: Natural History and Academic Success.
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Bashir, Anthony S.; Scavuzzo, Annebelle – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1992
This article addresses the academic difficulties of children with language disorders (including dyslexia) and suggests that their persistent academic vulnerability results from the lifelong need to acquire language, to learn with language, and to apply language knowledge for academic learning and social development. The need for continuing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication Skills, Dyslexia, Educational Needs
The Concomitance of Learning Disabilities and Emotional/Behavioral Disorders: A Conceptual Model.
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Rock, Elana E.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
Offers a conceptual model for students who manifest symptoms of both learning disabilities and emotional/behavior disorders. The model is based on six functional domains: cognitive processing, social/emotional adjustment, behavioral functioning, academic performance, language functioning, and executive functioning. The model is applied to critical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Disorders, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills