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Guan, Connie Qun; Smolen, Elaine R. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2022
Sensorimotor integration is an unconscious process of the brain incorporating multiple senses and movement. This review aimed to synthesize the literature on the role of visual-motor integration in language learning, whether spoken or signed, for deaf and hard of hearing (D/HH) children. Nineteen peer-reviewed studies published between 1980 and…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Sensory Integration, Language Acquisition
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Guler Yildiz, Tulin; Gonen, Mubeccel; Ulker Erdem, Ayca; Garcia, Aileen; Raikes, Helen; Acar, Ibrahim H.; Burcak, Firdevs; Turan, Figen; Can Gul, Sadiye; Davis, Dawn – Journal of Child Language, 2019
This study examined the relations between receptive language development and other developmental domains of preschoolers from low-income families, through an inter-cultural perspective involving the United States and Turkey. A total of 471 children and their caregivers participated in Turkey, while 287 participated in the United States. Children's…
Descriptors: Correlation, Receptive Language, Preschool Children, Low Income
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Bavin, Edith L.; Sarant, Julia; Leigh, Greg; Prendergast, Luke; Busby, Peter; Peterson, Candida – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2018
Background: Language outcomes for children with cochlear implants (CIs) vary widely, even for those implanted before 2 years of age. Identifying the main influencing factors that account for some of the variability is important in order to provide information to guide appropriate clinical and intervention services for young children with CIs.…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Language Skills, Child Development, Infants
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Alcock, Katherine J.; Krawczyk, Kirsty – Developmental Science, 2010
Language development has long been associated with motor development, particularly manual gesture. We examined a variety of motor abilities--manual gesture including symbolic, meaningless and sequential memory, oral motor control, gross and fine motor control--in 129 children aged 21 months. Language abilities were assessed and cognitive and…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Language Acquisition, Individual Differences