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Peer reviewedCrain-Thoreson, Catherine; Dale, Philip S. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1999
A study involving 32 children with language delays investigated the effectiveness of Dialogic Reading, an interactive language-facilitation technique. After adult instruction in Dialogic Reading, children spoke more, made longer utterances, produced more words, and participated more in shared book reading. No differences were found in vocabulary…
Descriptors: Developmental Delays, Early Childhood Education, Interpersonal Communication, Language Acquisition
