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ERIC Number: EJ405261
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Comparison of Adult-Initiated vs. Child-Initiated Interaction Styles with Handicapped Prelanguage Children.
Norris, Janet A.; Hoffman, Paul R.
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, v21 n1 p28-36 Jan 1990
The study found that five multiply handicapped two-year-olds engaged in a greater frequency of communicative behaviors, a higher number of limb movements, and a higher developmental level of communicative behaviors when the interaction was child-initiated compared to when it was adult-initiated. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Evaluation Methods, Interaction, Interpersonal Communication, Multiple Disabilities, Preschool Education, Toddlers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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