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- Title
Social Networks of Children With Developmental Language Disorder in Inclusive Preschool Programs.
- Authors
Chen, Jing; Justice, Laura M.; Rhoad‐Drogalis, Anna; Lin, Tzu‐Jung; Sawyer, Brook; Rhoad-Drogalis, Anna; Lin, Tzu-Jung
- Abstract
This study takes an ecological approach to examine how children with developmental language disorder (DLD) interact with their classmates within early childhood special education (ECSE) inclusive classrooms. Participants were 124 children with DLD, 56 children with other disabilities, and 247 typically developing children (Mage = 52.42 months, SD = 6.27) from 56 ECSE inclusive classrooms. Results of social network analysis showed that children with DLD had significantly smaller peer social networks and were more likely to be isolated. Children tended to interact with peers with the same DLD status. These effects of children's DLD status were above and beyond the effects of children's social pragmatics skills.
- Subjects
LANGUAGE disorders in children; SOCIAL interaction in children; CHILDREN'S language; EARLY childhood special education; SOCIAL networks; AFFINITY groups; RESEARCH; SOCIAL participation; RESEARCH methodology; EVALUATION research; MEDICAL cooperation; WORD deafness; COMPARATIVE studies; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; PRESCHOOLS; RESEARCH funding
- Publication
Child Development, 2020, Vol 91, Issue 2, p471
- ISSN
0009-3920
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/cdev.13183