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Language Characteristics of Individuals with Down Syndrome
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Martin, Gary E.; Klusek, Jessica; Estigarribia, Bruno; Roberts, Joanne E. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2009
On average, language and communication characteristics of individuals with Down syndrome (the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability) follow a consistent profile. Despite considerable individual variability, receptive language is typically stronger than expressive language, with particular challenges in phonology and syntax. We…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Phonology, Syntax, Down Syndrome
Use of Event-Related Potentials to Identify Language and Reading Skills
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Molfese, Victoria J.; Molfese, Dennis L.; Beswick, Jennifer L.; Jacobi-Vessels, Jill; Molfese, Peter J.; Molnar, Andrew E.; Wagner, Mary C.; Haines, Brittany L. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2008
The extent to which oral language and emergent literacy skills are influenced by event-related potential measures of phonological processing was examined. Results revealed that event-related potential responses identify differences in letter naming but not receptive language skills.
Descriptors: Oral Language, Receptive Language, Emergent Literacy, Reading Skills
Relationships among Consistency/Variability and Other Phonological Measures over Time
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Tyler, Ann A.; Lewis, Kerry E. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2005
This article explores selected phonological measures, their relationships to one another, and how groups differentiated by such measures change over time during intervention. Relationships among global quantitative measures of severity (percent consonants correct), measures of variability/consistency, and measures of whole-word complexity and…
Descriptors: Phonology, Syllables, Word Recognition, Control Groups