ERIC Number: EJ754159
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Jun
Pages: 13
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 21
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1547-0350
Responses to Communication Breakdowns by Nonverbal Children with Developmental Disabilities
Erbas, Dilek
Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, v40 n2 p145-157 Jun 2005
Communication skills are important for children with developmental disabilities to be functional and independent in their own lives. This study examined influences of different types of listener feedback or breakdowns on repair behaviors of nonverbal children with disabilities during semi-structured opportunities at snack time. Three preschool children (3-4 years old) with developmental disabilities participated. An alternating treatments design was used to compare the effect of different types of listener feedback or breakdowns on subjects' communication repairs. Three different types of feedback served to evoke repair attempts by subjects. Results revealed that all three subjects used different repair behaviors across different experimental conditions to achieve their communicative goals during snack routines. (Contains 2 figures and 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Maintenance, Preschool Children, Feedback, Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Research Methodology, Statistical Analysis, Nonverbal Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Interaction Process Analysis, Communication Research, Interpersonal Competence
Division on Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, PO Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://www.dddcec.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Preschool Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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