Conversation Engineering: A Pragmatic Approach to Early Social Competence

MacDonald, James; Gillette, Yvonne

doi:10.1055/s-0028-1085176

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“…Because communication is a social activity [MacDonald and Gillette, 1984;DeMaio, 19841, poor social interaction skills will have a negative effect on communication development, both prelanguage communication and later language development. The ability to connect with another person by jointly attending and acting on objects and the ability to take one's role in reciprocal, ongoing interactions are the earliest of social interaction patterns.…”

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Communication, cognition, and social interaction in the Angelman syndrome

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Persons with Angelman syndrome (AS) have mental retardation, epilepsy, and a characteristic "puppet-like" gait. Behaviorally, they are distinctive because they have no speech and have excessive laughter. A speech and communication evaluation of 7 persons with AS was performed to provide improved understanding of the speech deficit. Assessments included prelanguage and language development, oral motor abilities, and cognitive and social interaction skills. Results indicate that the typical lack of speech may not be due to mental retardation alone. Oral motor dyspraxia, and deficits in social interaction and attention were characteristic of AS and contributed to the lack of speech.

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Communication, cognition, and social interaction in the Angelman syndrome

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“…Based on conversational models of the development of language and communication (e.g. MacDonald Si Gillette, 1984Gillette, , 1988, this work has emphasized the view that because communication and language learning occur as a function of the interaction between the child and an adult, interventions which focus on the child-adult dyad are much more likely to produce better results than those focusing solely on the child. Much of this work is driven by the theoretical literature on normal language development, and emphasizes adult interaction styles that are most facilitative of communicative development.…”

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“…Much of this work is driven by the theoretical literature on normal language development, and emphasizes adult interaction styles that are most facilitative of communicative development. Frequently mentioned characteristics of such developmentally enhancing interaction styles include balanced turntaking (Girolametto, 1988;MacDonald & Gillette, 1984Mahoney, 1988b), progressively matched turntaking (MacDonald & Gillette, 1988), interactional match (Mahoney, 1988b), contingent responding, being animated, and waiting long enough to give the child a chance to respond (MacDonald & Gillette, 1988). The development of language and communication skills is a central concern in many intervention programmes for mentally handicapped children; consequently, the conversational approach to language intervention, with its emphasis on parent-child interaction, has had significant appeal among early interventionists in the field of mental retardation (e.g.…”

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Maternal Directiveness in Interactions with Mentally Handicapped Children: An Analytical Commentary

Marfo

1990

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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Maternal directiveness is portrayed as a negative interactional phenomenon in the mental retardation literature. Based on the speculation that a directive interactional style is causally related to poor developmental outcomes, the reduction of maternal directive behaviour is becoming a major thrust in early intervention work. This paper questions the characterization of directiveness as an inherently negative interactional phenomenon and highlights limitations in our current understanding of directiveness. Critical issues requiring attention in future research are identified and early interventionists cautioned that management of maternal directive behaviour must be founded on sound, empirically validated principles.

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“…Parent programs adhering to this model include the Transactional Intervention Program (Mahoney & Powell, 1986), the C o n v e r s a t i o n a l Engineering Program (MacDonald & Gillette, 1984), the Language Interaction Intervention Program (Weistuch, Lewis & Sullivan, 1991), and The Hanen Program for Parents ( G i r o l a m e t t o , Greenberg & Manolson, 1986;Manolson, 1992). All programs share the common goals of encouraging parents to become more responsive and less dominant and directive (for a r e v i e w of these programs, see .…”

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The Effects of Focused Stimulation for Promoting Vocabulary in Young Children with Delays

Girolametto

Pearce²,

Weitzman³

1995

Journal of Children's Communication Development

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f The interactive model of language intervention optimizes parent-child interaction patterns by training parents to increase their responsiveness to the child's focus and interests, and provide language models appropriate to the child's level and plan-ofthemoment. We explored the effects of a focused stimulation version of this intervention approach, in which parents used interactive intervention techniques, but targeted specific vocabulary. In this pilot study, 16 mothers and their preschool-aged children with language delays were randomly assigned to treatment and delayed-treatment (control) groups. Vocabulary targets were individually selected for each child based on the child's phonetic repertoire and parent report of vocabulary development. In accord with program objectives, children in the treatment group used more target words and acquired more symbolic play gestures than children in the control group. No significant differences were found between the two groups at posttestfor control words, or for a general measure of vocabulary development. Finally, mothers of children in the experimental group reported a I reduction in aggressive/destructive behaviors in their children after intervention.

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Conversation Engineering: A Pragmatic Approach to Early Social Competence

Cited by 19 publications

References 8 publications

Communication, cognition, and social interaction in the Angelman syndrome

Communication, cognition, and social interaction in the Angelman syndrome

Maternal Directiveness in Interactions with Mentally Handicapped Children: An Analytical Commentary

The Effects of Focused Stimulation for Promoting Vocabulary in Young Children with Delays

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