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Evans, Julia L. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1996
This study used a performance-based model to investigate the impact of discourse demands on the pattern of morphosyntactic deficits exhibited by 10 children with specific language impairments (SLI). Findings suggest distinct deficit profiles for subgroups of children with SLI differing in receptive language abilities, not evident when syntactic…
Descriptors: Children, Classification, Connected Discourse, Expressive Language
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Chapman, Robin S.; And Others – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1991
This study, involving 48 children and adolescents with Down's syndrome, found that chronological age and mean mental age collectively accounted for much of subjects' variability in vocabulary comprehension and syntax comprehension, with total passes on a hearing screening accounting for additional variability. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Chronological Age