Accessing Children's Knowledge of Sociolinguistic Rules for Speech Therapy Lessons.

Eight dyads of misarticulating school children (mean age = 7:9 years) enrolled in clinical programs were videotaped while they role-played remedial articulation lessons. Hierarchical relationships among the selected levels of analysis suggested the use of a cohesive register appropriate for clinical teaching. Children's sociolinguistic perspectives on remedial lessons should be considered. (Author/CL)