Maternal Interrogatives during Discourse with Language Normal and Down's Syndrome Children: A Preliminary Clinical Taxonomy.

Lombardino, Linda J.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1982

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Maternal Interrogatives during Discourse with Language Normal and Down's Syndrome Children: A Preliminary Clinical Taxonomy.

Lombardino, Linda J.; And Others

Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, v17 n3 p222-26 Oct 1982

As a group, mothers used nearly twice as many facilitating as fragmenting strategies. Data suggested as mothers' rates of facilitative interrogatives increase, the conversation remains on the topic longer with more child utterances and responses. (CL)

Descriptors: Communication Skills, Downs Syndrome, Interaction, Language Acquisition, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Preschool Education, Questioning Techniques

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