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Ackerman, Kera B.; Spriggs, Amy D.; Rhodes, Alice L. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2021
Social communication is a key component in building and maintaining friendships. However, students with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability often exhibit deficits in communication behaviors. Peer-mediated interventions are an evidence-based practice in increasing social communication skills for elementary and middle school…
Descriptors: Peer Mediation, Prompting, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills
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Towson, Jacqueline; Canty, Meredith; Schwartz, Jamie; Barden, Sejal; Sims, Tianna – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2020
Research regarding specific strategies adolescent mothers (AMs) may utilize to facilitate early language and emergent literacy skills in their children is lacking. This exploratory study investigated AMs' perceived use of preselected common language and emergent literacy strategies and correlated their use of these strategies to their children's…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Mothers, Early Parenthood, Emergent Literacy
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Reed, Vicki A.; Trumbo, Susan – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2020
Typically developing, American adolescents in Grade 10 (n = 38) ranked the relative importance of 14 communication skills in their friends' communication with them. The skills were considered those associated with figurative language (e.g., appropriate slang use), empathy (e.g., vocal tone comprehension), or discourse management (e.g., appropriate…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Grade 10, High School Students, Communication Skills
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Manasse-Cohick, Nancy J.; Shapley, Kathy L. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2014
This survey study compared high school football players' knowledge and attitudes about concussion before and after receiving concussion education. There were no significant changes in the Concussion Attitude Index. Results revealed a statistically significant difference in the athletes' scores for the Concussion Knowledge Index, "t"(244)…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, Comparative Analysis, Athletes, Team Sports
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Landis, Melodee; Swain, Kristine D.; Friehe, Mary J.; Coufal, Kathy L. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2007
Many schools across the nation are working to include online learning as a fundamental part of the collection of teaching strategies. In 2000, approximately 98% of the public schools in the United States were connected to the Internet (National Center for Education Statistics, 2001) and were working to expand their students' communication options…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Scoring Rubrics
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Hill, John W.; Coufal, Kathy L. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2005
A language-based social skills instruction intervention used to prepare middle and high school students with emotional/behavioral disorders for return to less restrictive public school placements was evaluated. The daily 50-minute intervention focused on repetitive readings, recitations, and role-playing of skill step procedures until students…
Descriptors: Intervention, Communication Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Middle School Students