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Conway, Laura J.; Levickis, Penny A.; Mensah, Fiona; McKean, Cristina; Smith, Kylie; Reilly, Sheena – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2017
Background: Evidence suggests that language and social, emotional and behavioural (SEB) difficulties are associated in children and adolescents. When these associations emerge and whether they differ by language or SEB difficulty profile is unclear. This knowledge is crucial to guide prevention and intervention programmes for children with…
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Receptive Language, Toddlers, Child Language
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Snowling, Margaret J.; Duff, Fiona J.; Nash, Hannah M.; Hulme, Charles – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2016
Background: Children with language impairment (LI) show heterogeneity in development. We tracked children from pre-school to middle childhood to characterize three developmental trajectories: resolving, persisting and emerging LI. Methods: We analyzed data from children identified as having preschool LI, or being at family risk of dyslexia,…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Child Development, Developmental Stages, At Risk Persons
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Bretherton, Lesley; Prior, Margot; Bavin, Edith; Cini, Eileen; Eadie, Patricia; Reilly, Sheena – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2014
Following a biopsychosocial model, the study investigated the role of child factors (gender, IQ), maternal factors (psychological distress, maternal education and vocabulary, maternal distress) and environmental factors (SES) in the relationship between language impairment and behaviour problems in preschool children. Participants were drawn from…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship