A Comparison of Oral and Total Communication Modalities on the Language Training of Young Mentally Handicapped Children.

Weller, Emy Lu; Mahoney, Gerald J.

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ERIC Number: EJ285441

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1983-Apr

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A Comparison of Oral and Total Communication Modalities on the Language Training of Young Mentally Handicapped Children.

Weller, Emy Lu; Mahoney, Gerald J.

Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, v18 n2 p103-10 Apr 1983

The relative effectiveness of total communication and oral communication training in a parent-assisted, home-based language intervention program was studied with 15 Down's syndrome children, 18-36 months old. (Author/SEW)

Descriptors: Downs Syndrome, Early Childhood Education, Intervention, Language Acquisition, Mothers, Oral Communication Method, Sign Language, Total Communication, Training Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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