Publication Date

8-1974

Advisor(s) - Committee Chair

John O'Connor, Randall Capps, Richard Murrell

Degree Program

Department of Communication

Degree Type

Master of Arts

Abstract

This research tests a short term total academic language development program on the development of language delayed children. It was hypothesized that an increase in vocabulary and response length after a six week treatment program would be reflected on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and the Mean Length of Response Test. The treatment program utilized both the group and tutorial approach emphasizing the basic skills associated with listening, language, reading, writing and arithmetic. The subjects were nine-preschool Head Start children participating in a summer program at Western Kentucky University. A comparison of the performance on pre and post test revealed no significant difference.

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Communication | Early Childhood Education | Education | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Reading and Language | Social and Behavioral Sciences

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