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PDF pending restorationRondal, Jean A.; Turnure, James E. – 1976
Compared were the maternal linguistic environments of 21 normal (20-32 months old) and 21 Down's syndrome children (3-12 years old) matched for level of language development as assessed by mean length of utterance (MLU). Verbal interaction in two free play home situations was tape recorded. Twenty measures of maternal speech (including sentence…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Expressive Language
Download full textHooshyar, Nahid T. – 1986
A 20-minute videotape sample was obtained of the language interactions between 20 Down syndrome children (ages 38 to 107 months) and their mothers during informal playtime. Linguistic utterances of mothers and children were coded according to the following language categories: query, declarative, imperative, performative, feedback, imitation,…
Descriptors: Child Language, Communication Skills, Downs Syndrome, Expressive Language
Spencer, Patricia E. – 1992
This study examined the expressive communication and language of seven hearing mothers and their deaf infants. Total communication intervention programming was begun before 9 months of age, and communication behaviors were observed during free play when infants were 12 and 18 months old. Other data were obtained in structured interviews with…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Deafness, Early Experience, Early Intervention
