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  • 标题:A Methodology for Assessing the Functions of Emerging Speech in Children with Developmental Disabilities
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  • 作者:Dorothea C Lerman ; Mandy Parten ; Laura R Addison
  • 期刊名称:Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
  • 印刷版ISSN:0021-8855
  • 电子版ISSN:1938-3703
  • 出版年度:2005
  • 卷号:38
  • 期号:03
  • 页码:303-316
  • DOI:10.1901/jaba.2005.106-04
  • 出版社:University of Kansas - Dept Human Development
  • 摘要:An approach based on Skinner's (1957) theory of verbal behavior has been developed to understand and teach elementary communication skills to children with autism and developmental disabilities (Sundberg & Partington, 1998). However, few studies have directly examined the characteristics of emerging language in children with developmental disabilities. The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate an assessment for identifying the elementary functions of vocal speech in children. Participants were 4 children with developmental disabilities, aged 6 years to 12 years, who exhibited at least one distinguishable vocal response (word or phrase) frequently in the natural environment. The assessment focused on three verbal operants delineated by Skinner (mand, tact, and intraverbal). One or more functions were identified for at least one vocal response of each child. Results suggested that this assessment would be useful for (a) evaluating Skinner's theory, (b) guiding decisions about language training for individual children, and (c) studying the nature of expressive language development in children with developmental disabilities.
  • 关键词:autism, communication training, developmental disabilities, functional analysis, language, speech, verbal behavior
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