ERIC Number: EJ1246011
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 17
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Social Networks of Children with Developmental Language Disorder in Inclusive Preschool Programs
Chen, Jing; Justice, Laura M.; Rhoad-Drogalis, Anna; Lin, Tzu-Jung; Sawyer, Brook
Child Development, v91 n2 p471-487 Mar-Apr 2020
This study takes an ecological approach to examine how children with developmental language disorder (DLD) interact with their classmates within early childhood special education (ECSE) inclusive classrooms. Participants were 124 children with DLD, 56 children with other disabilities, and 247 typically developing children (M[subscript age] = 52.42 months, SD = 6.27) from 56 ECSE inclusive classrooms. Results of social network analysis showed that children with DLD had significantly smaller peer social networks and were more likely to be isolated. Children tended to interact with peers with the same DLD status. These effects of children's DLD status were above and beyond the effects of children's social pragmatics skills.
Descriptors: Social Networks, Language Impairments, Developmental Disabilities, Inclusion, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Social Isolation, Peer Relationship, Interpersonal Competence, Network Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A130066
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