How Can We Reduce Prompt Dependency for Children Who Are Gestalt Language Processors?

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Gestalt language processing is a style in which the child processes and understands language as a whole rather than breaking it down into its parts. For instance, instead of understanding each word in a sentence separately, children who are gestalt language processors often learn and recall phrases and sentences as a single unit or chunk. While this can be an effective way to communicate initially, it may lead to communication frustration, inflexible language use and difficulties generalising.

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