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A comparative study inferential comprehension strategies between a language-learning disabled and non language-learning disabled child

Yael Tombak, Glenda Shapiro
South African Journal of Communication Disorders | Vol 35, No 1 | a300 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajcd.v35i1.300 | © 2019 Yeal Tombak, Glenda Shapiro | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 29 October 2016 | Published: 31 December 1988

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Yael Tombak, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Glenda Shapiro, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

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The aim of this study was to analyse and compare the inferential comprehension strategies used by a language-learning disabled and non-language-learning disabled subject, as well as to investigate their performance in areas related to inferential comprehension. For these purposes, tests were either constructed or modified in order to allow for qualitative analysis of the subjects' responses and the strategies used.
The non-language-learning disabled subject was found to utilize efficient inferential strategies, suggestive of cognitive-linguistic integrity, whereas the language-learning disabled subject was found to use inefficient inferential strategies and to be deficient in several areas related to inferential comprehension. These findings are interpreted as being reflective of a breakdown in the interactional dynamics between cognition and language.

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