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Do Gestures Pave the Way?: A Systematic Review of the Transitional Role of Gesture during the Acquisition of Early Lexical and Syntactic Milestones in Young Children with Down Syndrome
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te Kaat-van den Os, Danielle J. A.; Jongmans, Marian J.; Volman, M (Chiel) J. M.; Lauteslager, Peter E. M. – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2015
Expressive language problems are common among children with Down syndrome (DS). In typically developing (TD) children, gestures play an important role in supporting the transition from one-word utterances to two-word utterances. As far as we know, an overview on the role of gestures to support expressive language development in children with DS is…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Down Syndrome, Expressive Language, Language Skills
Effectiveness of Intervention for Grammar in School-Aged Children with Primary Language Impairments: A Review of the Evidence
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Ebbels, Susan – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2014
This article summarizes the evidence as regards the effectiveness of therapy for grammar for school-aged children with language impairments. I first review studies focusing on specific areas of grammar (both expressive and receptive targets) and then studies aiming to improve language more generally, several of which focus more on the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Grammar, Language Impairments, Expressive Language