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<journal-id>1413-6538</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Brasileira de Educação Especial]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. bras. educ. espec.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1413-6538</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Associação Brasileira de Pesquisadores em Educação Especial - ABPEE]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1413-65382005000100007</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Avaliação do processo receptivo: investigação do desenvolvimento semântico em indivíduos com síndrome de down]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Evaluation of receptive process: investigation of semantic development in down syndrome person]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lamônica]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Dionísia Aparecida Cusin]]></given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[De Vitto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luciana Paula Maximino]]></given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Garcia]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fabiane Couto]]></given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Campos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lilian Claudia]]></given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
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<institution><![CDATA[,  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2005</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2005</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>11</volume>
<numero>01</numero>
<fpage>81</fpage>
<lpage>96</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://educa.fcc.org.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1413-65382005000100007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://educa.fcc.org.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1413-65382005000100007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://educa.fcc.org.br/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1413-65382005000100007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o desempenho semântico da linguagem de crianças com Síndrome de Down. Foram avaliadas 28 crianças com idade variando de 24 a 83 meses. As mães responderam a um questionário sobre o desempenho semântico de seus filhos. Observou-se que na faixa etária de 50 a 83 meses ocorreu melhor desempenho no aspecto receptivo do que na faixa etária de 24 a 49 meses e o aspecto expressivo estava defasado em comparação ao aspecto receptivo. Na faixa etária de 50 a 83 observou-se a presença de jargão, que não foi encontrado na faixa etária anterior. Concluímos que há variabilidade no desenvolvimento lingüístico em crianças com Síndrome de Down, porém todos apresentavam atraso na aquisição da linguagem e discrepância entre a capacidade receptiva e expressiva. As mães são informantes confiáveis quanto ao desenvolvimento semântico de seus filhos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[We evaluated the semantic performance in 28 children with Down Syndrome between the ages of 24 to 83 months. The mothers answered a questionnaire on their children’s semantic performance. Children between the ages of 50 to 83 months were observed to have a better performance regards the receptive aspect than children between the ages of 24 to 49 months, and the expressive aspect was delayed when compared to the receptive aspect. Between the ages of 50 to 83 months the presence of jargon was noticeable, which was not found within the preceding age group. Thus, we concluded that there is variability in linguistic development in children with Down syndrome, although they all presented delays in language acquisition and discrepancy between the receptive and expressive capacity. The mothers are reliable informers on their children’s semantic development.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Linguagem]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Análise Semântica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Síndrome de Down]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Educação Especial]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Language]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Semantics]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Down Syndrome]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Special Education]]></kwd>
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</front><body><![CDATA[  <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <h2>Avalia&ccedil;&atilde;o do processo receptivo: investiga&ccedil;&atilde;o do  desenvolvimento sem&acirc;ntico em indiv&iacute;duos com s&iacute;ndrome de down. </h2> <h3>Evaluation  of receptive process: investigation of semantic development in down syndrome  person.</h3>     <p>&nbsp;</p> <h4>Dion&iacute;sia   Aparecida Cusin Lam&ocirc;nica; Luciana Paula Maximino De Vitto; Fabiane Couto Garcia;   Lilian Claudia Campos</h4> </font>     <p>     <p>     <p>&nbsp;</p>     ]]></body>
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