Syntactic Development in the Oral Language of Learning Disabled and Normal Students at the Intermediate and Secondary Level.

Simms, Rochelle B.; Crump, W. Donald

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Publication Date: 1983

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Syntactic Development in the Oral Language of Learning Disabled and Normal Students at the Intermediate and Secondary Level.

Simms, Rochelle B.; Crump, W. Donald

Learning Disability Quarterly, v6 n2 p155-65 Spr 1983

Syntactic development in the oral language of learning disabled and normal students at two intermediate and two secondary-school age levels was compared using two indices, the T-unit and the Syntactic Density Score. It was concluded that no single, sensitive, numerical index exists to quantify syntactic development. (SW)

Descriptors: Age Groups, Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Analysis, Disability Identification, Evaluation Methods, Intermediate Grades, Language Acquisition, Learning Disabilities, Secondary Education, Speech Communication, Student Evaluation, Syntax

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