Parental Speech to Young Down's Syndrome Children: An Intervention Study.

Cheseldine, Sally; McConkey, Roy

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ERIC Number: EJ211126

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Publication Date: 1979-May

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Parental Speech to Young Down's Syndrome Children: An Intervention Study.

Cheseldine, Sally; McConkey, Roy

American Journal of Mental Deficiency, v83 n6 p612-20 May 1979

Two studies demonstrated that, by altering parental language strategies in an appropriate manner, it is possible to produce a corresponding improvement in the child's language and that in some cases all that is required is to show parents the stage of language development to work towards. (DLS)

Descriptors: Downs Syndrome, Drafting, Exceptional Child Research, Language Acquisition, Mental Retardation, Parent Child Relationship, Speech Communication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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