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Simpson, Kate; Paynter, Jessica; Ziegenfusz, Shaun; Westerveld, Marleen – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2022
There has been limited research on identifying and understanding co-occurring challenges associated with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). This is an exploratory study to examine the sensory profile of school-age children with DLD, and to investigate possible relationships between sensory profiles and language skills. Chart information was…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Developmental Delays, Language Skills, Perceptual Development
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Stagnitti, Karen; Paatsch, Louise; Nolan, Andrea; Campbell, Kate – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2023
Strong oral language skills are foundational for literacy development and begin before a child enters formal schooling. Oral language development has been related to pretend play abilities in children. Children, particularly those from disadvantaged areas, who enter school with low pretend play levels and oral language abilities, are at risk for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Oral Language, Language Skills, Play
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Levickis, Penny; Eadie, Patricia; Mensah, Fiona; McKean, Cristina; Bavin, Edith L.; Reilly, Sheena – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: A wealth of evidence supports the important role high-quality parent-child interactions play in children's early language acquisition. However, the impact on later language outcomes remains unclear. Aims: To examine the associations between responsive parental behaviours across the early years and child language outcomes at age 7 years…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Interaction, Language Acquisition, Correlation
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Brennan-Jones, Christopher G.; Whitehouse, Andrew J. O.; Calder, Samuel D.; Da Costa, Cheryl; Eikelboom, Robert H.; Swanepoel, De Wet; Jamieson, Sarra E. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: The aim of the study was to examine whether otitis media (OM) in early childhood has an impact on language development in later childhood. Methods: We analyzed data from 1,344 second-generation (Generation 2) participants in the Raine Study, a longitudinal pregnancy cohort established in Perth, Western Australia, between 1989 and 1991. OM…
Descriptors: Diseases, Young Children, Language Acquisition, Children
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Snow, Pamela; McLean, Emina; Frederico, Margarita – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2020
Adolescents in the care of the state have complex developmental needs that include low academic attainment. The aim of this study was to describe the language and literacy profiles of adolescents (aged 13-19) in out-of-home care ('looked after children'). Mental health status, biopsychosocial history, and education and employment histories were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Residential Care, Mental Health
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Jackson, Emily; Leitão, Suze; Claessen, Mary; Boyes, Mark – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: Previous research into the working, declarative, and procedural memory systems in children with developmental language disorder (DLD) has yielded inconsistent results. The purpose of this research was to profile these memory systems in children with DLD and their typically developing peers. Method: One hundred four 5- to 8-year-old…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Short Term Memory, Profiles, Visual Perception
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Lim, Sarah; Levickis, Penny; Eadie, Patricia – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2022
Research evidence suggests children experiencing adversity are at risk of language disparities in early childhood. This puts these children at risk of poor language outcomes, perpetuating disadvantage in later development and academic life. This study aimed to investigate associations between Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) attendance,…
Descriptors: Correlation, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, At Risk Persons
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Bretherton, Lesley; Prior, Margot; Bavin, Edith; Cini, Eileen; Eadie, Patricia; Reilly, Sheena – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2014
Following a biopsychosocial model, the study investigated the role of child factors (gender, IQ), maternal factors (psychological distress, maternal education and vocabulary, maternal distress) and environmental factors (SES) in the relationship between language impairment and behaviour problems in preschool children. Participants were drawn from…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship