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Alternating Treatments For Idiom Interpretation By Children With Specific Language Impairments, Monique S. Kaye
Alternating Treatments For Idiom Interpretation By Children With Specific Language Impairments, Monique S. Kaye
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of two idiom interventions by students with Specific Language Impairment (SLI). Idioms are linguistic expressions that have figurative meanings other than their literal interpretation. There is a strong correlation between idiom interpretation and academic success (Nippold & Martin, 1989). Students are exposed to idioms in media, in school, literature, and in daily interactions with peers and adults (Nippold, Moran, & Schwarz, 2001).Method: Three school-aged students (n=3) with SLI ages 11;9–13;8 (mean age = 12;8) were provided a language intervention for idioms embedded in stories with pictures (n=10) …