Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Speech Communication.
First Advisor
Rhea Paul
Date of Publication
5-13-1996
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Speech Communication
Department
Speech Communication
Subjects
Children -- Language -- Case studies, Slow learning children -- Case studies
DOI
10.15760/etd.6829
Physical Description
1 online resource (2, v, 72 p.)
Abstract
Current research in early language development suggests that children who were diagnosed during preschool with expressive language delay would demonstrate difficulties during elementary school years (Scarborough and Dobrich, 1990). This purpose of the present study was to qualitatively describe the outcome of children with a history of early language delay and differing levels of expressive performance (ELD and HELD), as reported by the parents. A questionnaire was developed to determine the children's current age and grade level, past and present reading ability and reading interests, best and worst academic subject, special services and diagnosed disability, speech and language concerns, friendships concerns, and behavioral and motor issues. The study used Developmental Sentence Scoring (Lee, 197 4), which determined which children continued to function below the normal range at second grade. Once identified, these children were placed into two groups indicating early language delay (ELD) and history of early language delay (HELD). The data was collected from parent interviews and placed into tables for analysis. Case vignettes were developed for each ELD and HELD subject. The suggested trends from the study include: Differences in reading material, literacy related play activities, number of friends, and similar special services received in school.
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/28715
Recommended Citation
Abild-Lane, Tracey, "Children with Early Language Delay: A Group Case Study of Outcomes in Intermediate Grades" (1996). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 4953.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.6829
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