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Skibbe, Lori E.; Grimm, Kevin J.; Stanton-Chapman, Tina L.; Justice, Laura M.; Pence, Khara L.; Bowles, Ryan P. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2008
Purpose: The current work examined which theory of reading development, the "cumulative reading trajectory or the compensatory trajectory of development," most accurately represents the reading trajectories of children with language difficulties (LD) relative to their peers with typical language (TL) skills. Specifically, initial levels of reading…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Reading Skills, Preschool Children, Elementary School Students
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Curenton, Stephanie M.; Justice, Laura M. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2004
Purpose: Low-income preschoolers' use of literate language features in oral narratives across three age groups (3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds) and two ethnic groups (Caucasian and African American) was examined. Method: Sixty-seven preschoolers generated a story using a wordless picture book. The literate language features examined were simple and…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Preschool Children, African American Children, Whites