Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2012
Introduction Pragmatic models were first applied to the treatment of children with language impai... more Introduction Pragmatic models were first applied to the treatment of children with language impairment in the late 1970s. Since that time, the study of language use has had considerable impact on language assessment and treatment. Despite the need to address pragmatic language skills clinically, there has been no systematic examination of the efficacy of treatments developed for this purpose. Method In accordance with the evidence-based practice policy agenda, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) convened an ad hoc committee on language use in social interactions in school-age children. The committee’s charge was to develop an evidence-based systematic review of treatment for disorders of language use in social interactions. This charge was conducted in collaboration with ASHA’s National Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Disorders. Results This systematic review provided preliminary support for the feasibility of various treatment procedures addr...
Traditionally, the theoretical approaches that are included in accounts of language acquisition o... more Traditionally, the theoretical approaches that are included in accounts of language acquisition occupy different positions on a continuum with regard to how much emphasis is placed on the internal wiring of the child (i.e., the child’s given biological nature) versus the environmental input that the child receives (i.e., nurture). In contrast to these two views, an interactionist approach to language development focuses not only on the structures and mechanisms internal to the child, but also on the powerful influence that experiential and social factors have in concert with unobservable mental faculties. The charge for this chapter is to review the continuum of nature, nurture, and interactionist perspectives and to discuss their impact on the world of speech-language pathology. By tracing the roots of and variations of the nativistic, behavioral, and interactionist approaches to the development of language, we can begin to understand how the trends in modern language science have ...
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2012
Introduction Pragmatic models were first applied to the treatment of children with language impai... more Introduction Pragmatic models were first applied to the treatment of children with language impairment in the late 1970s. Since that time, the study of language use has had considerable impact on language assessment and treatment. Despite the need to address pragmatic language skills clinically, there has been no systematic examination of the efficacy of treatments developed for this purpose. Method In accordance with the evidence-based practice policy agenda, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) convened an ad hoc committee on language use in social interactions in school-age children. The committee’s charge was to develop an evidence-based systematic review of treatment for disorders of language use in social interactions. This charge was conducted in collaboration with ASHA’s National Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Disorders. Results This systematic review provided preliminary support for the feasibility of various treatment procedures addr...
Traditionally, the theoretical approaches that are included in accounts of language acquisition o... more Traditionally, the theoretical approaches that are included in accounts of language acquisition occupy different positions on a continuum with regard to how much emphasis is placed on the internal wiring of the child (i.e., the child’s given biological nature) versus the environmental input that the child receives (i.e., nurture). In contrast to these two views, an interactionist approach to language development focuses not only on the structures and mechanisms internal to the child, but also on the powerful influence that experiential and social factors have in concert with unobservable mental faculties. The charge for this chapter is to review the continuum of nature, nurture, and interactionist perspectives and to discuss their impact on the world of speech-language pathology. By tracing the roots of and variations of the nativistic, behavioral, and interactionist approaches to the development of language, we can begin to understand how the trends in modern language science have ...
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