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Stuttering Behavior in a National Age Cohort of Norwegian First-Graders with Down Syndrome
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Hokstad, Silje; Næss, Kari-Anne B.; Yaruss, J. Scott; Hoff, Karoline; Melle, Ane H.; Lervåg, Arne Ola – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: The aims of this study were to investigate the occurrence of stuttering behavior across time and to evaluate the relationship between stuttering behavior and language ability in children with Down syndrome. Method: A national age cohort of Norwegian first graders with Down syndrome (N = 75) participated in the study. Speech samples from a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Down Syndrome, Stuttering, Grade 1
Improving the Odds: Identifying Language Activities That Support the Language Development of Preschoolers with Poorer Vocabulary Skills
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Hagen, Åste M. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The aim of the current study is to determine what language activities Norwegian preschool children took part in, and to examine whether these language activities predict children's language comprehension. We tested children (n = 134) with language measures at age 4/5 and age 5/6 and interviewed their teachers (n = 71) about the kinds of language…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Vocabulary Development, Language Processing, Learning Activities
Effects of a Whole-Class Reading Program Designed for Different Reading Levels and the Learning Needs of L1 and L2 Children
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Seifert, Susanne; Schwab, Susanne; Gasteiger-Klicpera, Barbara – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2016
This article aims to evaluate the whole-class reading program Language And Reading Skills (LARS) and its effects on the decoding, reading comprehension, and language abilities of 1st-language (L1) and 2nd-language (L2) German 2nd graders. The program consisted of teacher training and differentiated reading materials adapted to the needs of both L1…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Second Language Learning, German, Reading Comprehension
Language Differences between Institutionalized and Noninstitutionalized Retarded Children.
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McNutt, James C.; Leri, Susan M. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1979
The linguistic performances of 15 noninstitutionalized and 15 institutionalized retarded children (mean age 13 years) were compared on usage of grammatical categories and structure of spoken language using the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities. (Author/PHR)
Descriptors: Auditory Tests, Differences, Environmental Influences, Grammar