Communicative Interaction between Teachers and Children with Severe Handicaps.

Hodapp, Robert M.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1989

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Communicative Interaction between Teachers and Children with Severe Handicaps.

Hodapp, Robert M.; And Others

Mental Retardation, v27 n6 p388-95 Dec 1989

The study of 21 teacher-child dyads showed that teachers of children (aged 2-8) with severe handicaps adjusted the complexity of their linguistic requests based on the child's communication level and modulated their requests based on children's responses. Teachers' adjustment of language structure was not as closely attuned to children's developmental level. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Communication Skills, Difficulty Level, Discourse Analysis, Interaction, Interpersonal Communication, Severe Disabilities, Teacher Response, Teacher Student Relationship

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Language: English

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