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Paparella, Tanya; Goods, Kelly Stickles; Freeman, Stephanny; Kasari, Connie – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2011
Joint attention (JA) skills are deficient in children with autism; however, children with autism seem to vary in the degree to which they display joint attention. Joint attention skills refer to verbal and nonverbal skills used to share experiences with others. They include gestures such as pointing, coordinated looks between objects and people,…
Descriptors: Autism, Expressive Language, Language Acquisition, Young Children
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Mortimer, Jennifer; Rvachew, Susan – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2010
Purpose: The intent of this study was to examine the longitudinal morpho-syntactic progression of children with Speech Sound Disorders (SSD) grouped according to Mean Length of Utterance (MLU) scores. Methods: Thirty-seven children separated into four clusters were assessed in their pre-kindergarten and Grade 1 years. Cluster 1 were children with…
Descriptors: Verbs, Syntax, Morphology (Languages), At Risk Students
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Stolt, Suvi; Haataja, Leena; Lapinleimu, Helena; Lehtonen, Liisa – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2009
The aim of this longitudinal study was to obtain information on the early lexical development and its predictive value to language skills in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) children. The MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory was used to collect data of the early receptive and expressive lexicon of the 32 VLBW children. This information was…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Infants, Language Acquisition, Longitudinal Studies