Remediation of a Language Disorder According to Owens (1995), recepti

Receptive/Expressive Language Disorder

Storage/Retrieval Problems and Methods of Correction

Nature of Causes. The first two questions that can be asked regarding the condition of receptive/expressive language disorder and its remediation are: What are the storage and retrieval problems associated with the disorder and what can be done to correct for these problems? Regarding the nature of the problem, Nippold (1992) describes receptive/expressive language disorder as a developmental lag in the cognitive capacity for storing and/or retrieving information. Specifically, the child or adolescent with the disorder experiences either impairment in his/her ability to learn words--an ability requiring that information be placed in memory, or impairment in accessing learned words from memory, or both.

Researchers believe that genetic and biological factors may play a causative role in the development of the condition. For example, Paul (1991) states that genetics invo

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ete materials, books, rocks, pictures, etc. 2. The teacher must provide opportunities for child to interact and use language as they learn. This talk, however, should be task or learning focused. 3. The teacher should provide opportunities for child to use language for diverse purposes and in front of a variety of audiences (other students, parents, other teachers, administrators, etc.) 4. Teachers should respond to student talk in a manner that encourages the verbal interaction to continue. Continued talk is best facilitated by directing the conversation toward that which interests the student or relates to some particular goal he wishes to achieve. Pragmatics Definition of pragmatics and research relevant to pragmatic deficits of children with receptive/expressive language disorder. Owens (1995) defines pragmatics as the relationship between communicating partners and the form and meaning of the language being used. Thus, pragmatics relates to each speaker's goals or intentions regarding the communication and the linguistic adjustment the speaker must make for the listener in order to meet these goals or fulfill these intentions, e.g. adjustments in terms of such factors as the selection of verbs, articles, nouns,
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