Communication Style and Effectiveness in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Dyads of Retarded Children.

Hoy, E. A.; McKnight, J. R.

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ERIC Number: EJ167894

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Publication Date: 1977

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Communication Style and Effectiveness in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Dyads of Retarded Children

Hoy, E. A.; McKnight, J. R.

American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 81, 6, 587-98, May 77

A sociolinguistic study of the success of communication styles and utterance structures used by 40 retarded children when teaching a simple board game to a listener of similar or dissimilar age and ability to themselves was conducted to see whether retarded children modify their communications as a function of listener characteristics. (BB)

Descriptors: Children, Communication Skills, Heterogeneous Grouping, Homogeneous Grouping, Listening, Mental Retardation, Nonverbal Communication, Sociolinguistics, Speech Communication

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