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Download full textHooshyar, Nahid T. – 1986
A 20-minute videotape sample was obtained of the language interactions between 20 Down syndrome children (ages 38 to 107 months) and their mothers during informal playtime. Linguistic utterances of mothers and children were coded according to the following language categories: query, declarative, imperative, performative, feedback, imitation,…
Descriptors: Child Language, Communication Skills, Downs Syndrome, Expressive Language
Hooshyar, Nahid T. – 1985
Maternal language directed to 21 nonhandicapped, 21 Down syndrome, and 19 language impaired preschool children was examined. The three groups (all Caucasian and middle-class) were matched in mean length of utterance (MLU) and in developmental skills as measured on the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale. Mother-child language interaction was…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Communication Skills, Downs Syndrome
