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Marschik, Peter B.; Kaufmann, Walter E.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Wolin, Thomas; Zhang, Dajie; Bartl-Pokorny, Katrin D.; Pini, Giorgio; Zappella, Michele; Tager-Flusberg, Helen; Einspieler, Christa; Johnston, Michael V. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
We delineated the achievement of early speech-language milestones in 15 young children with Rett syndrome ("MECP2" positive) in the first two years of life using retrospective video analysis. By contrast to the commonly accepted concept that these children are normal in the pre-regression period, we found markedly atypical development of…
Descriptors: Pathology, Video Technology, Language Acquisition, Genetic Disorders
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Lin, Ping-I; Chien, Yi-Ling; Wu, Yu-Yu; Chen, Chia-Hsiang; Gau, Susan Shur-Fen; Huang, Yu-Shu; Liu, Shih-Kai; Tsai, Wen-Che; Chiu, Yen-Nan – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Previous evidence suggests that language function is modulated by genetic variants on chromosome 7q31-36. However, it is unclear whether this region harbors loci that contribute to speech delay in autism. We previously reported that the WNT2 gene located on 7q31 was associated with the risk of autism. Additionally, two other genes on 7q31-36,…
Descriptors: Autism, Language Impairments, Language Acquisition, Genetic Disorders
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Boons, Tinne; De Raeve, Leo; Langereis, Margreet; Peeraer, Louis; Wouters, Jan; van Wieringen, Astrid – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Practical experience and research reveal generic spoken language benefits after cochlear implantation. However, systematic research on specific language domains and error analyses are required to probe sub-skills. Moreover, the effect of predictive factors on distinct language domains is unknown. In this study, outcomes of 70 school-aged children…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Syntax, Early Intervention, Language Skills
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Meindl, James N.; Cannella-Malone, Helen I. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Joint attention is a skill that involves coordinating the attention of at least two individuals towards an object or event. Although it is seen as a critical skill in early child development, it is frequently absent in children with autism and has been linked to poorer language outcomes for those children. As a result, multiple interventions have…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Researchers, Child Development
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Cordewener, Kim A. H.; Bosman, Anna M. T.; Verhoeven, Ludo – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The present study investigated whether children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) need a special spelling education program, by examining whether the early spelling of children with SLI is quantitatively and qualitatively different from the spelling of typically developing children. Two groups of first grade children participated: 39…
Descriptors: Spelling, Language Impairments, Grade 1, Language Acquisition
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van der Schuit, Margje; Segers, Eliane; van Balkom, Hans; Verhoeven, Ludo – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
For children with intellectual disabilities (ID), stimulation of their language and communication is often not a priority. Advancements in brain research provide guidelines for early interventions aimed at the stimulation of language and communication skills. In the present study, the effectiveness of an early language intervention which draws…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Children, Brain, Early Intervention
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Greene, Michelle M.; Patra, Kousiki; Nelson, Michael N.; Silvestri, Jean M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
This study investigates the Third Edition of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley-III) and: (1) early patterns of neurodevelopmental performance among preterm infants 8-12 months of age; and (2) correlations between known risk factors and neurodevelopmental outcome of preterm infants in this cohort. Mean Language Index (LI;…
Descriptors: Premature Infants, Measures (Individuals), Child Development, Cognitive Development
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Eriksson, Marten; Westerlund, Monica; Miniscalco, Carmela – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
This study discusses six common methodological limitations in screening for language delay (LD) as illustrated in 11 recent studies. The limitations are (1) whether the studies define a target population, (2) whether the recruitment procedure is unbiased, (3) attrition, (4) verification bias, (5) small sample size and (6) inconsistencies in choice…
Descriptors: Sample Size, Recruitment, Evaluation, Attrition (Research Studies)
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Schuchardt, Kirsten; Maehler, Claudia; Hasselhorn, Marcus – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Recent studies indicate that children with intellectual disabilities have functional limitations primarily in the phonological loop of working memory (Baddeley, 1986). These findings are indicative of a specific structural deficit. Building on this research, the present study examines whether it is possible to identify specific phonological…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Mental Age, Mental Retardation, Short Term Memory
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Adi-Japha, Esther; Strulovich-Schwartz, Orli; Julius, Mona – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The acquisition and consolidation of a new grapho-motor symbol into long-term memory was studied in 5-year-old children with language impairment (LI) and peers matched for age and visual-motor integration skills. The children practiced the production of a new symbol and were tested 24 h and two weeks post-practice day. Differences in performance…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Long Term Memory, Kindergarten, Psychomotor Skills
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Verhoeven, Ludo; Steenge, Judit; van Balkom, Hans – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The goal of this study was to search for verb morphology characteristics as possible clinical markers of SLI in Dutch as a first and second language. We also wanted to find out to what extent bilingual children with SLI are additionally disadvantaged in comparison to monolingual children with SLI, on the one hand, and to typically developing…
Descriptors: Sentences, Verbs, Morphology (Languages), Second Language Learning
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Venuti, P.; de Falco, S.; Esposito, G.; Zaninelli, M.; Bornstein, Marc H. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Children with developmental disabilities benefit from their language environment as much as, or even more than, typically developing (TD) children, but maternal language directed to developmentally delayed children is an underinvestigated topic. The purposes of the present study were to compare maternal functional language directed to children…
Descriptors: Autism, Child Language, Down Syndrome, Developmental Delays
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Kleemans, Tijs; Segers, Eliane; Verhoeven, Ludo – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The present study investigated to what extent children with specific language impairment (SLI) differ in their early numeracy skills, when compared to normal language achieving (NLA) children. It was also explored which precursors were related to the early numeracy skills in both groups. Sixty-one children with SLI (6; 1 years) and 111 NLA…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Language Impairments, Numeracy, Phonological Awareness
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van der Schuit, Margje; Segers, Eliane; van Balkom, Hans; Verhoeven, Ludo – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The present study investigated the language development of 50 children with intellectual disabilities (ID) and 42 typically developing children from age 4 to 5 years, and was designed to shed more light on the respective roles of phonological working memory (WM) and nonverbal intelligence in vocabulary and syntax development. Results showed that…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Mental Retardation, Syntax, Short Term Memory
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Vanvuchelen, M.; Feys, H.; De Weerdt, W. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The emergence of the Down syndrome (DS) behavioural phenotype during early development may be of great importance for early intervention. The main goal of this study was to investigate the good-imitator-poor-talker developmental profile in DS at preschool age. Twenty children with Down syndrome (DS; mean nonverbal mental age NMA 1 y10 m) and 15…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Language Acquisition, Imitation, Down Syndrome
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