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Yow, W. Quin; Markman, Ellen M. – Child Development, 2016
Bilingual children regularly face communicative challenges when speakers switch languages. To cope with such challenges, children may attempt to discern a speaker's communicative intent, thereby heightening their sensitivity to nonverbal communicative cues. Two studies examined whether such communication breakdowns increase sensitivity to…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cues, Nonverbal Communication, Communication Problems
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Skwerer, Daniela Plesa; Ammerman, Emily; Tager-Flusberg, Helen – Journal of Child Language, 2013
Research on language in individuals with Williams syndrome (WS) has been fueled by persistent theoretical controversies for two decades. These shifted from initial focus on dissociations between language and cognition functions, to examining the paradox of socio-communicative impairments despite high sociability and relatively proficient…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Language Impairments, Communication Problems, Expressive Language
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Toth, Sheree L.; Stronach, Erin Pickreign; Rogosch, Fred A.; Caplan, Rochelle; Cicchetti, Dante – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2011
Objective: To examine illogical thinking in children from low-income families with and without histories of child maltreatment. Method: Maltreated (n = 91) and nonmaltreated (n = 43) school-age children individually participated in a story game designed to elicit speech samples. Children were instructed to listen to two recorded stories and…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Abuse, Low Income, Child Behavior