Opportunities for Communication in Classrooms Serving Children with Developmental Disabilities.

Sigafoos, Jeff; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ485012

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Opportunities for Communication in Classrooms Serving Children with Developmental Disabilities.

Sigafoos, Jeff; And Others

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v24 n3 p259-79 Jun 1994

Analysis of 7 classrooms for children (ages 3-17) with developmental disabilities and a day-care center with nondisabled preschoolers revealed that less than 14% of the 6,000 observation intervals contained an opportunity for communication. Most opportunities involved naming an object or event, followed in frequency by opportunities to request, answer, and imitate. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication Skills, Day Care Centers, Developmental Disabilities, Educational Opportunities, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Communication, Observation, Preschool Education, Special Classes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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