title: The use of a pragmatic protocol with normal preschool children.
abstract: The purpose of the present study was to examine the use of language functions in a structured setting in normal preschool children. Subjects were 240 males and females between the ages of two and five years. Results indicated statistically significant differences in the appropriateness of responses among several different age groups. The results are discussed relative to the assessment of the preschool child with a possible language disorder.
authors.affiliation: University of Houston, Program in Communication Disorders, University Park, TX 77004.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Klecan-Aker
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Swank
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007804:Language Development; D007807:Language Tests / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D013068:Speech Production Measurement; D014705:Verbal Behavior