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Sentence Repetition as a Measure of Early Grammatical Development in Italian
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Devescovi, Antonella; Caselli, M. Cristina – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2007
e mean length of utterance in the Sentence Repetition Task grew from approximately two to three words, and the number of omissions of articles, prepositions and modifiers significantly decreased. After 3;0 years old, omissions of free function words practically disappeared. The results of Study 2 showed that mean length of utterance, omission of…
Descriptors: Test Reliability, Test Results, Statistical Analysis, Memory
Comparison of Academic and Cognitive Programs for Young Handicapped Children.
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Dale, Philip S.; Cole, Kevin N. – Exceptional Children, 1988
Two highly contrasting models of preschool education for mildly handicapped children were compared. Direct Instruction led to greater gains on the Test of Early Language Development and the Basic Language Concepts test. Mediated Learning led to greater gains on the McCarthy Verbal and Memory scales and Mean Length of Utterance measure. (Author/VW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Language Acquisition, Memory, Mild Disabilities
Relationships between Reading, Phonological Skills and Language Development in Individuals With Down Syndrome: A Five Year Follow-Up Study.
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Laws, Glynis; Gunn, Deborah – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2002
Details language, memory, and reading information gathered for a five year follow up study of 30 children and adolescents with Down syndrome. Concludes that early learning skills may be significant predictors of mean length of utterance five years later. (PM)
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Elementary Education, Language Skills, Learning Processes