Journal article
Directiveness in Teachers' Language Input to Toddlers and Preschoolers in Day Care
Abstract
Five subtypes of directiveness were examined in the interactions of day care teachers with toddler and preschooler groups. The instructional context (book reading, play dough) yielded significant differences across all five subtypes of directiveness, indicating that these two activities elicited different types of teacher-child discourse. Book reading was characterized by significantly more behavior and response control and less conversation …
Authors
Girolametto L; Weitzman E; Lieshout RV; Duff D
Journal
Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, Vol. 43, No. 5, pp. 1101–1114
Publisher
American Speech Language Hearing Association
Publication Date
10 2000
DOI
10.1044/jslhr.4305.1101
ISSN
1092-4388