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A Comparison of Verbal, Sign, and Simultaneous Systems for the Acquisition of Receptive Language by an Autistic Boy.
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Wherry, Jeffrey N.; Edwards, R. P. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1983
The effectiveness of verbal, sign, and simultaneous systems for the acquisition of receptive language by an autistic boy was investigated. Results suggest nonsignificant differences among the three methods. (Author/SEW)
Descriptors: Autism, Case Studies, Language Acquisition, Receptive Language
The Role of Referential Speech in Sign Learning by Mentally Retarded Children: A Comparison of Total Communication and Sign-Alone Training.
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Clarke, Sue; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1988
Five children with severe educational retardation, aged 5-12, were involved in sign training in which the spoken words corresponding to signs were receptively known to participants. Whether signs were taught concurrently or in a serial fashion, signs taught by total communication were acquired faster than those taught by sign-alone training.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Language Acquisition, Receptive Language, Severe Mental Retardation
An Evaluation of the Relationship between Receptive Speech Skills and Expressive Signing.
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Clarke, Sue; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1986
Total communication procedures were used with three severely mentally retarded children (mental ages 2 to 4) to examine the effects of receptive speech on the acquisition and maintenance of manual signing. Signs corresponding to known words were generally acquired faster and retained better than signs corresponding to unknown words. (Author/JW)
Descriptors: Children, Expressive Language, Manual Communication, Receptive Language
A Comparison of Oral and Total Communication Modalities on the Language Training of Young Mentally Handicapped Children.
Weller, Emy Lu; Mahoney, Gerald J. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1983
The relative effectiveness of total communication and oral communication training in a parent-assisted, home-based language intervention program was studied with 15 Down's syndrome children, 18-36 months old. (Author/SEW)
Descriptors: Downs Syndrome, Early Childhood Education, Intervention, Language Acquisition