Communicting with Persons with Severe Handicaps: Roles of Parents and Professionals.

MacDonald, James D.; Gillette, Yvonne

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Publication Date: 1986

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Communicting with Persons with Severe Handicaps: Roles of Parents and Professionals.

MacDonald, James D.; Gillette, Yvonne

Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), v11 n4 p255-65 Win 1986

The article describes a language and communication program for severely disabled children that focuses on establishing a balanced and matched communicative relationship between the child and his or her natural teachers. Four developmental areas are discussed in relation to the establishment of social-communication habits: social play, communication, language, and conversation. (Author/JW)

Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Expressive Language, Interpersonal Competence, Language Acquisition, Language Handicaps, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Role, Play, Receptive Language, Severe Mental Retardation, Speech Communication, Teacher Student Relationship

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Language: English

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