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  • Title: The effects of context on the classroom discourse skills of children with language impairment.
    Author: Peets KF.
    Journal: Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch; 2009 Jan; 40(1):5-16. PubMed ID: 18952817.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of context on the classroom discourse skills of children with language impairment (LI). METHOD: Four classroom contexts were audiotaped among 11 children with LI: a journal-writing conference, a small-group lesson, a peer play session, and sharing time. RESULTS: Context affected the children's performances on language productivity and complexity measures, self-monitoring strategies, and turn-taking patterns. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Classroom discourse as a set of discourse genres is critical in the assessment and intervention of LI. In order to be representative of a given child's competence, several of such genres must be sampled in language assessment.
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