A Study of the Syntactic Language Skills of Normal School-Age Children

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No AccessLanguage, Speech, and Hearing Services in SchoolsResearch Article1 Jul 1985A Study of the Syntactic Language Skills of Normal School-Age Children Joan S. Klecan-Aker and Dona Lea Hedrick Joan S. Klecan-Aker Google Scholar and Dona Lea Hedrick Google Scholar https://doi.org/10.1044/0161-1461.1603.187 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In The purpose of this study was to examine the syntactic language skills of school-age children. Subjects were chosen from the sixth and ninth grades and asked to create a narrative on a topic of their choice. Narratives were analyzed descriptively for differences in syntax using an adaptation of the Language Assessment Remediation Screening Procedure. Narratives were analyzed statistically for differences in T-unit length, clause length, and clause usage. Findings indicated statistically significant differences between groups in the words per T-unit, and the words per clause used in the narratives. Differences were not found in the use of verb extensions between groups. Implications from these results are drawn relative to the evaluation and treatment of the language-disordered child. Additional Resources FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited ByJournal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research65:1 (320-333)12 Jan 2022Dynamic Norming for Systematic Analysis of Language TranscriptsAlexander Tucci, Elena Plante, John J. Heilmann and Jon F. MillerJournal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research55:2 (313-327)1 Apr 2012General and Specific Effects of Lexicon in Grammar: Determiner and Object Pronoun Omissions in Child SpanishAna Teresa Pérez-Leroux, Anny Patricia Castilla-Earls and Jerry BrunnerLanguage, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools40:4 (365-375)1 Oct 2009The Utility of School-Age Narrative Microstructure Indices: INMIS and the Proportion of Restricted UtterancesLaVae M. HoffmanAmerican Journal of Speech-Language Pathology17:2 (107-120)1 May 2008Assessing the Microstructure of Written Language Using a Retelling ParadigmCynthia S. Puranik, Linda J. Lombardino and Lori J. P. AltmannJournal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research41:2 (433-444)1 Apr 1998Average C-Unit Lengths in the Discourse of African American Children From Low-Income, Urban HomesHolly K. Craig, Julie A. Washington and Connie Thompson-PorterLanguage, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools26:4 (309-319)1 Oct 1995Measures of Syntax in School-Age Children and AdolescentsCheryl M. Scott and Sharon L. StokesJournal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research38:2 (415-425)1 Apr 1995Measurement of Narrative Discourse Ability in Children With Language DisordersBetty Z. Liles, Robert J. Duffy, Donna D. Merritt and Sherry L. PurcellLanguage, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools24:1 (21-28)1 Jan 1993Developmental Markers in Adolescent LanguageMarilyn A. NippoldJournal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research34:1 (95-111)1 Feb 1991Stability of Cohesion in the Spoken Narratives of Language-Impaired and Normally Developing School-Aged ChildrenCarol J. Strong and James P. Shaver Volume 16Issue 3July 1985Pages: 187-198 Get Permissions Add to your Mendeley library HistoryReceived: Jun 27, 1983Accepted: Jul 18, 1984 Published in issue: Jul 1, 1985 Metrics Downloaded 66 times Topicsasha-topicsasha-article-typesCopyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1985 American Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationPDF DownloadLoading ...