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Oral Motor and Gesture Abilities Independently Associated with Preschool Language Skill: Longitudinal and Concurrent Relationships at 21 Months and 3-4 Years
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Alcock, Katie; Connor, Simon – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: Early motor abilities (gesture, oral motor, and gross/fine skills) are related to language abilities, and this is not due to an association with cognitive or symbolic abilities: Oral motor skills are uniquely associated with language abilities at 21 months of age. It is important to determine whether this motor-language relationship…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Nonverbal Communication, Language Skills, Preschool Children
Vocalization Patterns in Young Children with Down Syndrome: Utilizing the Language Environment Analysis (LENA) to Inform Behavioral Phenotypes
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Parikh, Chandni; Mastergeorge, Ann M. – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Children with Down syndrome (DS) are at higher risk for both delayed expressive language and poor speech intelligibility. The current study utilized the quantitative automated language environment analysis (LENA) to depict mother and child vocalizations and conversational patterns in the home of 43 children with DS, chronologically aged 24-64…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Young Children, Mothers, Interpersonal Communication