Abstract
Language disorders in child abuse victims are an area of special interest, both for its negative consequences for the children and their involvement on a social level and their interpersonal adaptation. Five children in residential care, between 8 and 10 years of age, participated in this study. A pragmatic intervention programme, aimed at developing functional skills that allowed the children to communicate effectively, was implemented. It aimed to encourage the children's capacity for taking initiatives and creating conversational spontaneity. To do this, they work on the conversational skills of making requests, as well as narrative discourse. The pre-test/post-test evaluation of the children confirmed the effectiveness of the intervention.
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