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Child Language Teaching and Therapy, Vol. 1, No. 2, 162-171 (1985)
DOI: 10.1177/026565908500100204

Developing conversation in young children

Michael F. McTear

University of Ulster

The nature and development of children's conversation skills has attracted considerable attention in recent research. By the time they reach school age, children have acquired a basic ability to converse, involving the integration of various cognitive, social and linguistic skills. Some examples of these skills and of conversational disabilities are outlined. As conversation is an interactional activity, it is appropriate to focus on the interactional contexts of children's conversational activity. The nature of talk in classrooms and clinical settings is considered in this respect.


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