Idiomatic Comprehensions in Learning Disabled Adolescents
Date of Graduation
Spring 1992
Degree
Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Department
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Committee Chair
Klaas Bakker
Abstract
The ability to comprehend idiomatic expressions was compared between 9 eighth grade and 10 tenth grade learning disabled (LD) adolescents. Each subject was presented with a multiple choice picture task, a nonstandardized lexical explanational and a standardized explanational task. Results failed to show a developmental trend between the eighth and tenth grade LD students. Yet, all LD adolescents scored significantly lower in comparison to the age equivalent normal adolescents. Nevertheless, a validity check on the instruments cast doubt on their use with LD adolescent population.
Subject Categories
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Copyright
© Crystal Lianne Klassen
Recommended Citation
Klassen, Crystal Lianne, "Idiomatic Comprehensions in Learning Disabled Adolescents" (1992). MSU Graduate Theses. 220.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/220
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