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Peer reviewedCole, Kevin N.; Dale, Philip S. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1986
Forty-four language delayed preschoolers received either direct instruction or interactive instruction. After 8 months, children in both settings improved significantly and substantially on syntactic and semantic measures. There were no differences between the two groups at posttest nor any significant aptitude by treatment interactions for…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Language Acquisition, Language Handicaps, Preschool Education
Peer reviewedDale, Philip S.; Cole, Kevin N. – Exceptional Children, 1988
Two highly contrasting models of preschool education for mildly handicapped children were compared. Direct Instruction led to greater gains on the Test of Early Language Development and the Basic Language Concepts test. Mediated Learning led to greater gains on the McCarthy Verbal and Memory scales and Mean Length of Utterance measure. (Author/VW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Language Acquisition, Memory, Mild Disabilities
