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Jamie Linert; Lizbeth H. Finestack; Leonard Abbeduto – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2025
Purpose: The current study addresses a gap in the literature regarding syntactic development of adolescent boys with fragile X syndrome (FXS) and Down syndrome (DS). Specifically, we ask whether syntactic skills plateau or continue to change during adolescence for these groups and whether the profile of syntactic change differs between boys with…
Descriptors: Syntax, Adolescents, Males, Genetic Disorders
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Pauline Maes; Chelsea La Valle; Helen Tager-Flusberg – Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 2024
Background and aims: Nongenerative speech is the rote repetition of words or phrases heard from others or oneself. The most common manifestations of nongenerative speech are immediate and delayed echolalia, which are a well-attested clinical feature and a salient aspect of atypical language use in autism. However, there are no current estimates of…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Repetition, Speech Impairments, Verbal Ability
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Janna B. Oetting; Tahmineh Maleki – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2024
Purpose: Transcription of conjoined independent clauses within language samples varies across professionals. Some transcribe these clauses as two separate utterances, whereas others conjoin them within a single utterance. As an inquiry into equitable practice, we examined rates of conjoined independent clauses produced by children and the impact…
Descriptors: Dialects, Phrase Structure, Measurement, Correlation
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Breland, Luke; Lowenstein, Joanna H.; Nittrouer, Susan – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: In spite of improvements in language outcomes for children with hearing loss (HL) arising from cochlear implants (CIs), these children can falter when it comes to academic achievement, especially in higher grades. Given that writing becomes increasingly relevant to educational pursuits as children progress through school, this study…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Deafness, Assistive Technology, Oral Language