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Gary A. Troia; Lauren Hennenfent; Mei Shen – Topics in Language Disorders, 2023
We conducted a scoping review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses to map the available research describing verbal pragmatic skills development and problems in school-age children with primary language impairments and children with language-learning disabilities. A total of 112 reports met inclusion…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Language Skills, Verbal Communication, Pragmatics
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Rosa-Lugo, Linda I.; Ehren, Barbara J. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2018
Gainful employment for adults in the United States currently requires high levels of literacy. As challenging as these requirements may be for the workforce at large, for adults who have a hearing loss (HL) and whose first spoken language is not English, the demands are especially problematic. Therefore, it is critical that educators prepare…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Literacy
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Gabig, Cheryl Smith; Zaretsky, Elena – Topics in Language Disorders, 2013
Recent research has acknowledged the importance of morphological awareness, beyond phonological awareness, to literacy achievement in both reading and writing for children, adolescents, and adults. Morphological awareness is the ability to recognize, reflect on, and manipulate the sublexical structure of words--the roots, prefixes, and suffixes.…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Language Skills, Children, State Standards
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Ireland, Marie; McLeod, Sharynne; Farquharson, Kelly; Crowe, Kathryn – Topics in Language Disorders, 2020
More than half of U.S. speech-language pathologists (SLPs) currently practice in the school setting and 92.6% of SLPs who work in schools provide services focused on children's speech sound production (articulation and/or phonology). This article describes evaluation and eligibility requirements for children with speech sound disorders in the…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Speech Language Pathology, Speech Therapy, Educational Legislation
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Ramirez, Gloria; Chen, Xi; Pasquarella, Adrian – Topics in Language Disorders, 2013
Cross-language effects of Spanish derivational awareness on English vocabulary and reading comprehension were studied in Spanish-speaking English Language Learners (N = 90) in grades four and seven. The role of cognate vocabulary in cross-language transfer of derivational awareness was also examined. Multivariate path analyses controlling for age,…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Language Skills, Spanish Speaking, English Language Learners
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Antshel, Kevin M.; Marrinan, Eileen; Kates, Wendy R.; Fremont, Wanda; Shprintzen, Robert J. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2009
Velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS) is a genetic disorder caused by a microdeletion of chromosome 22q11.2. Although there is some variability, VCFS is associated with a characteristic physical, behavioral, and cognitive phenotype. This review article focuses on aspects of language and literacy development in VCFS, describing what is known and…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Articulation (Speech), Receptive Language, Expressive Language
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Apel, Kenn; Apel, Lynda – Topics in Language Disorders, 2011
Students must be able to consciously use their knowledge of phonology, orthography, morphology, semantics, syntax, and pragmatics to successfully read and write. Difficulties in the conscious awareness of 1 or more of these 6 linguistic knowledge components may lead to reading and writing deficits. In this article, we present a componential model…
Descriptors: Phonology, Semantics, Syntax, Profiles
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Scott, Kathleen A. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2009
Growing evidence suggests that, as a group, many internationally adopted children catch up to their peers in terms of their language development by the time they reach their school-age years. Although this appears to be particularly true for children adopted during the first few years of life, it is not true for all internationally adopted…
Descriptors: Written Language, Language Skills, Adoption, Skill Development
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Mervis, Carolyn B. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2009
Williams syndrome is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder caused by deletion of approximately 25 genes on chromosome 7q11.23. Children with the syndrome evidence large individual differences in both broad language and reading abilities. Nevertheless, as a group, children with this syndrome show a consistent pattern characterized by relative…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Phonics, Short Term Memory, Reading Ability
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Johnston, Judith R. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2008
This article discusses the potential value of working with school-aged children to increase their competence with narrative forms. With illustrations from current research, it argues that increased knowledge of, and experience with, narrative should have positive effects on comprehension of classroom language, selective listening, peer relations,…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Personal Narratives, Elementary Secondary Education, Comprehension
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McCardle, Peggy; Leung, Christy Y.Y. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2006
Nearly one in five Americans speaks a language other than English at home; among Americans speaking languages other than English, the largest single language group is Spanish speaking (U.S. Department of Commerce, 2004). The increase in the total group of language minority individuals has been dramatic, with their proportion in the U.S. population…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Program Descriptions, Spanish Speaking, Language Minorities
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Brinton, Bonnie; Fujiki, Martin; Robinson, Lee A. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2005
This article presents a longitudinal case study of a child named Cody identified with specific language impairment. Cody was followed from 4 to 19 years of age, at which time he compared his social skills with those of peers: "It's like they're driving sports car and I'm on a tricycle." His initial long- and short-term intervention goals are…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Language Impairments, Longitudinal Studies, Interpersonal Competence
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Paul, Diane R.; Blosser, Jean; Jakubowitz, Melissa D. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2006
With the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act 2004, our nation has an explicit mandate to put reading first. Recognizing the fundamental connection between language and literacy, teachers and speech-language pathologists have become more…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Philosophy, Disabilities, Speech Language Pathology
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Troia, Gary A. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2005
This article addresses ways in which speech-language pathologists can play a proactive and substantive part in schoolwide reading disability prevention and intervention efforts within the responsiveness to intervention framework. First, the driving forces that led Congress to alter how schools may operationalize learning disabilities are…
Descriptors: Prevention, Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Speech Language Pathology
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Hand, Linda – Topics in Language Disorders, 2006
Conveying information to clients has a variety of purposes in professional-client interactions. It has a clear relationship to client access to participation in the decisions made about a presenting problem. Speech-language pathologists tend to assume they do this competently and to the advantage of their clients, but rarely has this assumption…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Speech Language Pathology, Counselor Client Relationship, Communication Research