Abstract
State standards require kindergarten students to produce expository writing, but little research has been done regarding their abilities in this area. This study describes expository writing samples of 47 typically developing (TD) kindergarteners and 43 kindergarteners with developmental language disorder (DLD). The Expository Language Measures (ELM) Flow Chart and the Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts (SALT) software were used to detail the language complexity and text structure features the children in the sample produced. When comparing TD and DLD children's expository written samples, no significant differences in the language and text structure measures were found. It is important to continue acquiring data regarding young children's abilities to produce expository written language. Identifying norms and areas of weakness promotes the creation of more specific and effective teaching and intervention methods.
Degree
MS
College and Department
David O. McKay School of Education; Communication Disorders
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Andrus, Kristine Michelle Dayley, "A Comparative Study on the Expository Writing Abilities of Kindergarten Students With and Without Developmental Language Disorder" (2022). Theses and Dissertations. 9575.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/9575
Date Submitted
2022-06-17
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd12406
Keywords
expository language, writing, kindergarten, typically developing, developmental language disorder
Language
english