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Language and the Pre‐School Child
Author(s) -
GRADY PATRICIA A. E.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
international journal of language and communication disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.101
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1460-6984
pISSN - 1368-2822
DOI - 10.3109/13682827309011584
Subject(s) - psychology , competence (human resources) , inclusion (mineral) , communicative competence , language acquisition , developmental psychology , language development , linguistic competence , pedagogy , mathematics education , linguistics , social psychology , philosophy
Summary Demands for both increased educational provision for pre‐school children, and the inclusion of structured programmes of work to facilitate children's acquisition of language are discussed; future implications are considered, including whether or not acquisition can be directly influenced. It is proposed that speech therapists have a contribution to make to the experimental design of such programmes. Future programmes, however, should aim to help children acquire communicative competence.