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Article: Comparison of context-based interaction patterns of mothers who are homeless with their preschool children.(Research)
- Article from:
- American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
- Article date:
- August 1, 2006
- Author:
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Purpose: The primary purpose of this exploratory study was to examine the influence of context on interaction patterns used by mothers who are homeless with their preschool children during book-reading and game-playing activities. The impact of mothers' previously determined language functioning on their contextual use of facilitating language utterances was also examined.
Method: Using a prospective, nonrandomized, comparison group design, mothers read a book and played a game with their preschool children. Facilitating language utterances produced by the mothers in 16 mother-child dyads during each activity were analyzed. Results: Regardless of their language ...