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Zampini, Laura; Fasolo, Mirco; Spinelli, Maria; Zanchi, Paola; Suttora, Chiara; Salerni, Nicoletta – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2016
Background: Many studies have analysed language development in children with Down syndrome to understand better the nature of their linguistic delays and the reason why these delays, particularly those in the morphosyntactic area, seem greater than their cognitive impairment. However, the prosodic characteristics of language development in…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Suprasegmentals, Language Acquisition, Language Skills
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Liu, Zhiliang – English Language Teaching, 2009
The optimal age in FLL (foreign language learning) for children has been discussed over 50 years but there is no satisfactory conclusion for us. However, the notion "the younger, the better" in FLL has a big market in the world. As a result, the distorted hypothesis is being spread widely as a true and complete theory. Specifically…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Age Differences, Cognitive Structures
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Genishi, Celia – Young Children, 1988
Reviews the literature which presents theory and research that places early communicative development in the context of familiar experiences that occur over time. (BB)
Descriptors: Child Language, Class Activities, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Bunce, Betty H. – 1995
A language-focused curriculum emphasizes the development of language skills as a key to learning. The curriculum is designed to be appropriate for 3- to 5-year-olds, whether having difficulty acquiring language, developing language skills at a typical rate, or learning English as a second language. Intended to accompany the first volume's…
Descriptors: Child Language, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, English (Second Language)