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
Recommended Citation
Richter, Doug, "The Effects of a Short Term Preacademic Total Approach Program on the Language Development of Disadvantaged Children" (1974). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 2779.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2779
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