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ERIC Number: EJ593037
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-1079-3917
Profiles of the Expressive Communication Skills of Children and Adolescents with Severe Cognitive Disabilities.
Mar, Harvey H.; Sall, Nancy
Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, v34 n1 p77-89 Mar 1999
This study examined communication behaviors of 103 children and adolescents with severe cognitive disabilities using natural observations and structured one-to-one interactions. Analysis identified seven communication profiles ranging from basic reactions to complex interactions. Differences due to severity of disability but not age were observed. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Expressive Language, Profiles, Severe Mental Retardation, Severity (of Disability)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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