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Peer reviewedZeece, Pauline Davey; Wolda, Mary K. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1995
This article discusses the use of sign language to facilitate language development of children with developmental disabilities mainstreamed into the early childhood setting. It discusses the benefits of using sign language, presents a rationale for its use, and provides instructional guidelines and resources. (JDD)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Expressive Language
Peer reviewedGoldstein, Howard; Brown, William H. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1989
Two experiments investigated the effects of peer modeling on the acquisition of receptive and expressive language responses. Experiment 1 studied lexical learning among five children who were mildly/moderately developmentally disabled. Experiment 2 investigated the observational learning of receptive and expressive language responses by two…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Expressive Language, Language Acquisition, Language Handicaps
Peer reviewedAtlas, Jeffrey A.; Lapidus, Leah Blumberg – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1988
A total of 48 children (aged 4-14) with severe pervasive developmental disturbance, exhibiting mutism, echolalia, or nonecholalic speech, were observed in their communicative behaviors across modalities. Levels of symbolization in gesture, play, and drawing were significantly intercorrelated and were most strongly correlated with the criterion…
Descriptors: Autism, Body Language, Developmental Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Lovaas, O. Ivar – 2003
This teaching manual for treatment of children with developmental disabilities is divided into seven sections that address: (1) basic concepts; (2) transition into treatment; (3) early learning concepts; (4) expressive language; (5) strategies for visual learners; (6) programmatic considerations; and (7) organizational and legal issues. Among…
Descriptors: Autism, Clinical Diagnosis, Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities
