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Early Sentence Productions of 5-Year-Old Children Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Binger, Cathy; Kent-Walsh, Jennifer; King, Marika; Webb, Eliza; Buenviaje, Elijia – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2017
Four 5-year-old children with receptive language within normal limits and who required augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) received instruction in producing six different semantic--syntactic structures (three treatment and three generalization targets). Participants accessed single-meaning graphic symbols using an AAC app on an iPad…
Descriptors: Sentences, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Semantics, Syntax
Language Characteristics of Children with ADHD.
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Kim, Okmi H.; Kaiser, Ann P. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2000
Language characteristics of 11 children (ages 6-8) with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and 11 typically developing children were compared for semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic language skills. Findings indicated no differences on receptive vocabulary, but children with ADHD performed worse on tests of expressive speech and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Communication Skills, Elementary Education, Expressive Language