The Relationship Between Play and Communication Skills in Young Children with Down Syndrome

The relationship between play scores and communication skills measured in two ways was investigated in 19 young children with Down syndrome. When play competence, as observed in a play arena, was compared to mothers' perceptions of receptive and expressive communication skills, moderate and sig...

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Published in:Topics in early childhood special education 1997, Vol.17 (1), p.103-118
Main Authors: Fewell, Rebecca R., Ogura, Tamiko, Notari-Syverson, Angela, Wheeden, C. Abigail
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child Development
Communication
Correlation
Down's syndrome
Downs Syndrome
Interpersonal Communication
Interpersonal Competence
Language Acquisition
Language Skills
Mother Attitudes
Relationship
Skill Development
Special Needs Students
Student Evaluation
Young Children
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Summary:The relationship between play scores and communication skills measured in two ways was investigated in 19 young children with Down syndrome. When play competence, as observed in a play arena, was compared to mothers' perceptions of receptive and expressive communication skills, moderate and significant correlations were found. When play skills were compared to six language production measures, play was moderately and significantly correlated with only one measure, mean length of utterance in morphemes. Implications for these findings and for team assessments are discussed.
ISSN:0271-1214
1538-4845
DOI:10.1177/027112149701700109