title: Friendship skills in children with specific language impairment.
abstract: An investigation into friendship skills of pre-school children with specific language impairment was carried out in both mainstream and specialist play settings. Significant differences in onlooker behaviour were found suggesting that the children benefited from observation and information-processing time within their mainstream play setting. The amount of solitary play behaviour found within the specialist setting supported these findings. Conclusions are drawn for inclusive education and collaborative practice.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, College of St Mark and St John, Derriford Road, Plymouth PL6 8BH. stagps@lib.marjon.ac.uk
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stoneham
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D010988:Play and Playthings; D012934:Social Isolation; D014741:Video Recording