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van Bysterveldt, Anne Katherine; Westerveld, Marleen Frederike; Gillon, Gail; Foster-Cohen, Susan – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2012
Background: Personal narratives are descriptions of past events experienced by the speaker and are one of the most commonly found forms of narration in children. The ability to tell personal narratives is considered critical for socio-emotional wellbeing and academic performance. Aims: This study investigated the personal narrative skills of 25…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Elementary School Students, Down Syndrome
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Johnston, Judith R.; Kamhi, Alan G. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1984
Investigated the hypotheses that language-impaired children produce fewer logical propositions per utterance and evidence less control of formal syntactic markers. Matched for mean length of utterance, language samples from 10 language-impaired children approximately five years of age and 10 normal children about three years of age were analyzed.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grammar, Language Handicaps, Language Research
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Schirmer, Barbara R. – Volta Review, 1989
The proposed framework assumes six developmental stages according to mean length of utterance in morphemes. Within each stage, syntactic forms and semantic relations interact. In assessment, each utterance is analyzed for features which describe current language abilities. Language goals are developed based on existing and expected features.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education, Hearing Impairments