dc.contributor.author |
Hettiarachchi, S. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2016-08-26T10:28:02Z |
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dc.date.available |
2016-08-26T10:28:02Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2016 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities.2016;20(1):18-33 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1744-6295 (Print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1744-6309 (Electronic) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1744-6295 (Linking) |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/14184 |
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dc.description |
Indexed in MEDLINE, In Scopus |
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dc.description.abstract |
BACKGROUND: Children diagnosed with intellectual difficulties experience difficulties with narrative skills, due to limited syntactic knowledge. The Colourful Semantics approach with thematic roles and a colour coding system may encourage syntactic development in children experiencingintellectual disabilities. AIM: To evaluate the effectiveness of using the Colourful Semantics approach to develop narrative skills in Sri Lankan Tamil-speaking childrendiagnosed with intellectual difficulties. METHODS: Thirty Sri Lankan Tamil-speaking children identified with intellectual difficulties were included. The Colourful Semantics approach was offered twice a week for 6 weeks, facilitated by the class teachers. Pre- and post-intervention narrative skill assessments were undertaken and analysed for content and syntactic structures. RESULTS: The results indicate positive changes post-intervention on the qualitative and quantitative narrative skills measures undertaken on content and syntactic structures. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: The Colourful Semantics approach is an effective therapy approach to support development of narrativeskills in children with intellectual difficulties. |
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dc.language.iso |
en_US |
en_US |
dc.publisher |
SAGE Publications |
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dc.subject |
Semantics |
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dc.subject |
Narration* |
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dc.subject |
Intellectual Disability-rehabilitation |
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dc.subject |
Language Development |
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dc.subject |
Language Therapy-methods |
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dc.subject |
Child |
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dc.subject |
Sri Lanka |
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dc.title |
The Effectiveness of colourful semantics on narrative skills in children with intellectual disabilities in Sri Lanka |
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dc.type |
Article |
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