The Role of New and Old Information in the Verbal Expression of Language-Disordered Children.

Skarakis, Elizabeth; Greenfield, Patricia M.

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ERIC Number: EJ282635

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1982-Sep

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The Role of New and Old Information in the Verbal Expression of Language-Disordered Children.

Skarakis, Elizabeth; Greenfield, Patricia M.

Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, v25 n3 p462-67 Sep 1982

Results showed that 12 language disordered children (four to six years old) selectively marked new information in verbal communication, just as normal children do. Language disordered and normal children, furthermore, manifested the same developmental sequence of strategies for deemphasizing old information. (Author/CL)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition, Language Handicaps, Verbal Ability, Verbal Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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