Öğrenme Güçlüğü Olan Çocukların Dil Özellikleri

Öğrenme güçlüğünün tanımı farklı organizasyon ve araştırmacılar tarafından değişik şekilde dile getirilmektedir. Bu yazıda öğrenme güçlüğünün bu belirtilen tanımlan açıklanmış ve dil özelliklerine, dilin farklı bileşenleri (sesbilgisi, biçimbilgisi, sözdizimi, anlambilgisi ve edimbilim) ile üstdil özellikleri açısından açıklık getirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Öğrenme güçlüğü olan kişilerde okuma güçlüğünün yanı sıra dilin hangi alanlarında sorunlar yaşayabileceğine dikkat çekilmek istenmiştir. Sorunlara yardımcı olabilmek için bu alanlarda etkili farklı dil yaklaşım modellerinin benimsenmesi gerektiği düşünülmektedir.

Language Characteristics of Children with Learning Disabilities

Learning disabilities are described in various ways by different organizations and researchers. This article aims to explain the stages of learning disabilities, and the language characteristics are explained from the point of view of phonology, morphology, semantics, pragmatics and metalinguistic*. It is pointed out that this group also has difficulties in some areas of language other than difficulties in reading. It is suggested that various language models in use in these areas may be of help in solving such problems.

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