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Communication and language in mental handicap
Author(s) -
Bell Ian
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of the british institute of mental handicap (apex)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 0261-9997
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.1985.tb00322.x
Subject(s) - psychology , intervention (counseling) , ask price , language acquisition , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology , mathematics education , psychiatry , economy , economics
SUMMARY People involved in facilitating communication and language in children with mental handicaps often use questions to elicit language from them. Using questions is not always very effective, and their extensive use might even hinder the acquisition of spontaneous, creative, and functional language. This article surveys various types of question and indicates those which might be useful in intervention. The next article in the series argues that short responses to questions are frequently appropriate and should be accepted, examines facilitators' reactions to children's responses, and notes that children need to learn to ask as well as to answer questions.