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Gesture and Speech in Maternal Input to Children with Down's Syndrome
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Iverson, Jana M.; Longobardi, Emiddia; Spampinato, Katia; Caselli, M. Cristina – International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 2006
Background: Despite recent interest in relationships between maternal gesture and speech and communicative development in typically developing (TD) children, little work has examined either speech or gesture in mothers of children with Down's syndrome (DS). Aims: To compare aspects of speech and gesture production by mothers of children with DS…
Descriptors: Mothers, Nonverbal Communication, Speech, Down Syndrome
Treating Children with Expressive Phonological Disorders: Does Phonological Awareness Therapy Work in the Clinic?
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Denne, M.; Langdown, N.; Pring, T.; Roy, P. – International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 2005
Background: Recent research has shown that phonological awareness therapy can improve speech production in children with expressive phonological disorders. This approach may be appealing to clinicians as the therapy may also benefit the children's general phonological abilities and lead to gains in their literacy skills. Aims: To examine the…
Descriptors: Therapy, Speech Communication, Literacy, Phonology
Literacy Outcomes for Students with Speech Impairment: Long-Term Follow-Up
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Leitao, Suze; Fletcher, Janet – International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 2004
Background: Theoretical and empirical support now exists for the finding that many children with expressive phonological impairment experience problems in acquiring phonological awareness and early literacy skills. Few studies, however, have examined the long-term academic and literacy outcomes for this population, in particular as the…
Descriptors: Phonological Awareness, Spelling, Reading Comprehension, Emergent Literacy
Prosodic and Lexical Aspects of Maternal Linguistic Input to Late-Talking Toddlers
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D'Odorico, Laura; Jacob, Valentina – International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 2006
Background: Children who have reached the age of 2 years without having acquired a 50-word vocabulary and/or who use no word combinations are referred to in the literature as "Late Talkers". Research has not yet identified the factors that cause slow development of expressive language; in particular, relatively little research has been carried out…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Delayed Speech, Linguistic Input, Mothers
Children with Speech and Language Disability: Caseload Characteristics
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Broomfield, Jan; Dodd, Barbara – International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 2004
Background: There has been no previous incidence survey of children referred to a speech and language therapy service in the UK. Previous studies of prevalence of specific communication difficulties provide contradictory data from which it is difficult to plan speech and language therapy service provision. Reliable data are needed concerning the…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Therapy, Standardized Tests, Measures (Individuals)
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Current Practice and Parent Intervention for Children under 3 Years Presenting with Expressive Language Delay
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Gibbard, Deborah; Coglan, Louisa; MacDonald, John – International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 2004
Background: Parents and professionals can both play a role in improving children's expressive language development and a number of alternative models of delivery exist that involve different levels of input by these two groups. However, these alternative treatments have not been subject to rigorous comparative analysis in terms of both cost and…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Receptive Language