참조적 의사소통 훈련이 정신지체아동의 평균 형태소길이에 미치는 효과

The Effect of Referential Communication Training on Mean Length of Utterance in morphemes (MLU-m) of Children with Mental Retardation

&nbsp;&nbsp;The purpose of this study was to determine if a referential communication training was effective on the mean length of utterance in morphemes (MLU-m) of children with mental retardation.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;The subjects were 5 children with mental retardation.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;The therapy was delivered 30 times for 10 weeks. This study was a pre-post design. A t-test was performed to compare pre-post performances.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;The results of the study were as follows:<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;The referential communication training was effective in improving morphological aspects of language of children with mental retardation. There was a significant difference between pre-treatment and post-treatment in the mean length of utterance in morphemes (MLU-m).