Mastery of Verb Tense Markers by Normal and Learning-Disabled Children

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Sixty learning-disabled children with a mean age of 7-11 and 60 children in regular classes with a mean age of 7-10 were given a tense marker test to elicit future, present and past tense markers for 50 verbs organized into 10 categories based on the operation required to form the past tense. Normal and learning-disabled children achieved control of future, present and /-d/ and /-t/ past tense markers. Neither group mastered the .**GRAPHIC**. nor 7 categories of irregular past tense markers. Children in regular classes showed significantly higher correct responses across 10 categories of past tense items. Analysis of error patterns indicated that learning diabled children used a different pattern of responses and a different set of rules to mark past tense. This study showed the need for data on the linguistic status of normally developing children above the age of 7, if inferences are to be made about the performance of children whose development is deviate.
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