Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Speech Communication
First Advisor
Rhea Paul
Term of Graduation
Summer 1992
Date of Publication
8-4-1992
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Speech Communication
Department
Speech Communication
Language
English
Subjects
Children with disabilities -- Language, Preschool children -- Language, Vocabulary
DOI
10.15760/etd.6134
Physical Description
1 online resource (3, v, 68 pages)
Abstract
Children with severe physical disabilities often do not have the capabilities for oral communication. Professionals are frequently faced with selecting vocabulary for children who are unable to use vocal output because of severe motor impairments. A child who is nonambulatory may have additional reasons for communicating and sees the world from a different viewpoint than his ambulatory peers. Selecting appropriate words for an initial lexicon that are useful to nonspeaking disabled children that also meet normal language acquisition standards is a concern. This study specifically addresses this concern by looking at the vocabulary differences of ambulatory and nonambulatory preschool children. The purpose of this research project was to compare expressive vocabulary produced by nonambulatory, speaking children with the expressive vocabulary produced by ambulatory, speaking children. It is suggested that the vocabulary of nonambulatory, speaking children might be more appropriate for selecting a lexicon for AAC systems if indeed, they are different from words produced by ambulatory, speaking children.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/24625
Recommended Citation
Baker, Kim Denise, "A Comparison of Expressive Vocabulary Produced by Nonambulatory, Speaking Preschool Children and Ambulatory Speaking Preschool Children" (1992). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 4250.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.6134
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