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Leonard, Laurence B. – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2009
Purpose: To propose that the diagnostic category of "expressive language disorder" as distinct from a disorder of both expressive and receptive language might not be accurate. Method: Evidence that casts doubt on a pure form of this disorder is reviewed from several sources, including the literature on genetic findings, theories of language…
Descriptors: Delayed Speech, Language Impairments, Standardized Tests, Classification
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Lewis, Barbara A.; Freebairn, Lisa A.; Hansen, Amy J.; Miscimarra, Lara; Iyengar, Sudha K.; Taylor, H. Gerry – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2007
Purpose: This study compared parents with histories of speech sound disorders (SSD) to parents without known histories on measures of speech sound production, phonological processing, language, reading, and spelling. Familial aggregation for speech and language disorders was also examined. Method: The participants were 147 parents of children with…
Descriptors: Spelling, Mothers, Language Impairments, Receptive Language
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Rvachew, Susan – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2007
Purpose: To examine the relationship between phonological processing skills prior to kindergarten entry and reading skills at the end of 1st grade, in children with speech sound disorders (SSD). Method: The participants were 17 children with SSD and poor phonological processing skills (SSD-low PP), 16 children with SSD and good phonological…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Preschool Children, Reading Skills, Phonological Awareness