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A Longitudinal Study of Language Use during Early Mother-Child Interactions in Spanish-Speaking Families Experiencing Low Income
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Pace, Amy; Rojas, Raúl; Bakeman, Roger; Adamson, Lauren B.; Tamis-LeMonda, Catherine S.; Caughy, Margaret O'Brien; Owen, Margaret Tresch; Suma, Katharine – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: This longitudinal study assessed continuity and stability of productive language (vocabulary and grammar) and discourse features (turn-taking; asking and responding to questions) during mother-child play. Method: Parent-child language use in 119 Spanish-speaking, Mexican immigrant mothers and their children at two ages (M = 2.5 and 3.6…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Interaction, Spanish Speaking
Procedural Learning, Grammar, and Motor Skills in Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Speech Sound Disorder, and Typically Developing Speech
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Iuzzini-Seigel, Jenya – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: This case-control study sought to determine if (a) children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), other speech sound disorders (SSDs), and typical development would perform differently on a procedural learning assessment and (b) whether grammatical ability would impact group differences. Method: Communication, motor, and procedural…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Grammar, Psychomotor Skills, Reaction Time
Critical Perspective of English Teaching and Learning in Turkey
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Ulum, Ömer Gökhan; Uzun, Kutay – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2020
GTM (Grammar Translation Method) is still the commonly utilized method in EFL classes in Turkish Education System. Based on a phenomenographic research design, this paper inquires the personal constructs of EFL state school teachers (n= 15) on the related issue. There in lies the major result in that non-native EFL teachers, who have learnt…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Imitation (Rather than Core Language) Predicts Pragmatic Development in Young Children with ASD: A Preliminary Longitudinal Study Using CDI Parental Reports
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Miniscalco, Carmela; Rudling, Maja; Råstam, Maria; Gillberg, Christopher; Johnels, Jakob Åsberg – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2014
Background: Research in the last decades has clearly pointed to the important role of language and communicative level when trying to understand developmental trajectories in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Aims: The purpose of this longitudinal study was to investigate whether (1) "core language skills", measured as…
Descriptors: Imitation, Pragmatics, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Comparison of Conversational-Recasting and Imitative Procedures for Training Grammatical Structures in Children with Specific Language Impairment.
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Camarata, Stephen M.; And Others – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1994
This study compared the relative effectiveness of imitative intervention and conversational recast language intervention applied to grammatical morpheme and complex sentences in 21 children with specific language impairment. The conversational procedure was found to require fewer presentations to first spontaneous use and to produce more…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Expressive Language, Generalization, Grammar
General Language Performance Measures in Spoken and Written Narrative and Expository Discourse of School-Age Children with Language Learning Disabilities.
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Scott, Cheryl M.; Windsor, Jennifer – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2000
This study compared spoken and written narratives of school-age children (N=20) with language learning disabilities (LLD) with chronological age (CA) and language-age (LA) peers. For the spoken summary, productivity measures and grammatical complexity were significantly lower for children with LLD than for CA children. Expository writing was…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Communication Skills, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education