Keywords

Language impariment, intervention, conversation, social skill

Abstract

Adolescents with impaired language comprehension and formulation skills often experience difficulty keeping up with the linguistic and social demands of peer interaction. This clinical exchange describes an individualized treatment program designed to increase the conversational skill of an adolescent male with language impairment. Treatment focused on increasing awareness of the listener’s needs and on balancing the exchange of conversational turns. Clinical performance, parent report, and client report were used to assess outcomes.

Original Publication Citation

Brinton, B., Robinson, L., & Fujiki, M. (2004). Description of a program for social language intervention: "If you can have a conversation, you can have a relationship." Language, Speech, and Hearing Research in the Schools, 35, 283- 290.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2004

Publisher

LSHSS

Language

English

College

David O. McKay School of Education

Department

Communication Disorders

University Standing at Time of Publication

Associate Professor

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