Idiomatic Comprehensions in Learning Disabled Adolescents

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.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Year

1992

Author dc:creator

• Klassen, Crystal Lianne

Contributors dc:contributor

• Klaas Bakker

• Communication Sciences and Disorders

Statement dc:rights

• © Crystal Lianne Klassen

Repository record dc:identifier

https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/220

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:bearworks.missouristate.edu:theses-1221