Pointing and interaction initiation: the behaviour of young children with Down's syndrome when looking at books

Data are derived from videotapes made in the homes of six Down's syndrome children with developmental ages varying between 1;1 and 2;1. The analysis concerns those sequences in which parent and child look at a book together, and more specifically those exchanges where the child initiates commun...

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Published in:Journal of child language 1990-10, Vol.17 (3), p.565-589
Main Author: Wootton, Anthony J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child clinical studies
Child, Preschool
Cognitive Development
Down Syndrome - psychology
Downs Syndrome
Gestures
Humans
Interaction
Language Development Disorders - psychology
Language Patterns
Medical sciences
Organic mental disorders. Neuropsychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reading
Toddlers
Verbal Development
Verbal Learning
Videotape Recordings
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Summary:Data are derived from videotapes made in the homes of six Down's syndrome children with developmental ages varying between 1;1 and 2;1. The analysis concerns those sequences in which parent and child look at a book together, and more specifically those exchanges where the child initiates communication on a new target on the page. The design of these initiations is examined with respect to their various verbal and non-verbal components. The analysis of pointing, and in particular of point duration, reveals a possible developmental progression from a stage at which point and exchange duration are linked together to one in which the organization of pointing becomes more detached from the exchange as a unit of interaction.
ISSN:0305-0009
1469-7602
DOI:10.1017/S0305000900010886