Specific Language Impairment
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Achieving progress in understanding the cause, nature, and treatment of autism requires an integration of concepts, approaches, and empirical findings from genetic, cognitive neuroscience, animal, and clinical studies. The need for such... more
The present investigation examined thehypothesis that early auditory temporalprocessing deficits cause later specificreading disability by impairing phonologicalprocessing (Farmer & Klein 1995; Tallal1980, 1984). Temporal processing... more
Asperger syndrome (AS) is differentiated from high-functioning autism (HFA) largely on a history of “language delay.” This study examined “specific language impairment” as a predictor of outcome. Language skills of 19 children with AS and... more
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In the light of what we know about the supposed phonological deficit at the basis of language and reading impairments, intensive phonics instruction based on a multi-sensory approach appears to be the most effective foreign language... more
Language impairment is a common core feature in Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD) and Specific Language Impairment (SLI). Many studies have tried to define the specific language profiles of these disorders, some claiming the... more
More than 2 million people in the United States are unable to speak or use handwriting as an effective and efficient mean of communication (ASHA,2004). This paper discusses a brief history of augmentative alternative communication (AAC)... more
This study focuses on the comorbidity between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and speech sound disorder (SSD). SSD is a developmental disorder characterized by speech production errors that impact intelligibility.... more
Specific language impairment (SLI) and reading disability (RD) are familial, moderately heritable comorbid developmental disorders. The key deficit of SLI is oral language, whereas children with RD exhibit impairment in learning to read.... more
TÖDİL Projesinin amacı Türkçe için okulöncesi ve ilköğretim çağı çocuklarında dil gelişiminin kapsamlı değerlendirilmesini kapsayan ölçek geliştirmek ve ÖDB tanısını ayırt etmede yararlı olabilecek belirtileri ortaya çıkarmaktır.... more
This paper presents a case-study of Greek SLI and has the following aims: Finally, the analysis presented appears to favour an account of SLI whereby the deficit evidenced by the use of grammatical categories is indeed a grammatical,... more
The Cambridge Handbook of Working Memory and Language discusses the role of memory in the development and use of language, both mother tongues and additional languages. The book is divided into sections that cover general theoretical... more
Developmental dyslexia and specific language impairment (SLI) were for many years treated as distinct disorders but are now often regarded as different manifestations of the same underlying problem, differing only in severity or... more
Tulburări ale expresiei verbale- Balbism, Rotacism, Mutism Selectiv - Delimitări conceptuale - Cauze ale apariției balbismului; Strategii de remediere a balbismului; Terapia pentru copii. - Cum funcționează rotacismul în diferite limbi?;... more
The relationship between Specific Language Impairment and Dyslexia has been the subject of ongoing debate. Frequently both disorders co-occur both in children and adolescents. The aim of this article is to present the relevant research... more
The present essay focuses on the use of the term ‘Special Educational Needs’ (SEN) in language teaching research. In the first part some issues about the definition of SEN are discussed, particularly the fact that this ‘umbrella-term’... more