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Miller, Carol A.; Wagstaff, David A. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2011
Purpose: To describe and compare behavioral profiles associated with auditory processing disorder (APD) and specific language impairment (SLI) in school-age children. Method: The participants in this cross-sectional observational study were 64 children (mean age 10.1 years) recruited through clinician referrals. Thirty-five participants had a…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Perceptual Impairments, Language Impairments, Child Behavior
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van Weerdenburg, Marjolijn; Verhoeven, Ludo; Bosman, Anna; van Balkom, Hans – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2011
This longitudinal investigation on Dutch children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) aimed at determining the predictive value of statistically uncorrelated language proficiencies on later reading and spelling skills in Dutch. Language abilities, tested with an extensive test battery at the onset of formal reading instruction, were…
Descriptors: Spelling, Speech, Semantics, Language Impairments
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Torre, Peter, III; Barlow, Jessica A. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2009
This paper addresses effects of age and sex on certain acoustic properties of speech, given conflicting findings on such effects reported in prior research. The speech of 27 younger adults (15 women, 12 men; mean age 25.5 years) and 59 older adults (32 women, 27 men; mean age 75.2 years) was evaluated for identification of differences for sex and…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Acoustics, Age Differences, Gender Differences