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Peer reviewedLombardino, Linda J.; And Others – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1986
Structural play-language relationships and diversity of symbolic play skills were compared with five language impaired and five nonimpaired children (ages 27-39 months). Findings indicated differences in mean length of utterance, mean length of sequence, and quantitative and qualitative aspects of symbolic play. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Language Acquisition, Language Handicaps, Play
Wetherby, Amy M.; Prizant, Barry M. – Journal of Childhood Communication Disorders, 1993
This article discusses strategies for sampling communication and symbolic abilities in young children who are not yet talking or who are at early language stages, placing emphasis on caregiver involvement. The paper points out that profiling a young child's communication and symbolic abilities can contribute to the early identification of language…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Early Identification, Evaluation Methods, Handicap Identification
