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Peer reviewedMerritt, Donna DiSegna; Liles, Betty Z. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1989
Twenty language-disordered and 20 nonimpaired children, aged 9-11, performed story generation and story retelling tasks. For both groups, retold narratives were longer and contained more story grammar components and complete episode structures. Clause length differentiated story generation from story retelling for the language-disordered children…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Intermediate Grades, Learning Disabilities, Narration
Peer reviewedWilliams, Joanna P. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1993
Ten learning-disabled adolescents (LDs) performed a reading comprehension task below the level of same-age nondisabled students (NLDs) but at the same level as younger NLDs (YNDs). On a measure of incipient awareness of theme, LDs scored below YNDs. Why LDs have difficulty getting the point is discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMacLachlan, Barbara G.; Chapman, Robin S. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1988
Communication breakdowns occurring in the speech of seven language learning-disabled children (aged 9-11) were examined in conversation and narration and compared to normal peers. Length of communication unit and rate of communication breakdowns per communication unit were greater in narration than conversation compared to controls. No differences…
Descriptors: Child Language, Communication Disorders, Comparative Analysis, Dialogs (Language)
