Peer Acceptance and Friendship in Children with Specific Language Impairment.

Fujiki, Martin; Brinton, Bonnie; Hart, Craig H.; Fitzgerald, April H.

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ERIC Number: EJ583754

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Peer Acceptance and Friendship in Children with Specific Language Impairment.

Fujiki, Martin; Brinton, Bonnie; Hart, Craig H.; Fitzgerald, April H.

Topics in Language Disorders, v19 n2 p34-48 Feb 1999

This study examined reciprocal friendship and peer acceptance in eight children with specific language impairment (SLI) in regular elementary classrooms. Three of the children were less well accepted than typical peers and five children reported no reciprocal friendships. Suggestions for facilitating friendships in children with SLI are offered. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Friendship, Language Impairments, Peer Acceptance, Peer Relationship, Sociometric Techniques

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: Children's Language, Behavior, and Emotional Problems.