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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
