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Peer reviewedRourke, Byron P.; Tsatsanis, Katherine D. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1996
This discussion of speech and language development in individuals with nonverbal learning disabilities (NLD) reviews NLD assets, deficits, and dynamics; the white matter model; manifestations of NLD in neurological dysfunction; psycholinguistic dimensions of NLD in terms of language content, form, and use; developmental considerations in NLD; and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Etiology, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedMcNaughton, Shirley – Topics in Language Disorders, 1993
This article explores the effect of augmentative and alternative communication systems on literacy acquisition by young children with severe speech and physical impairments. The possibility of a relationship between the type of graphic symbols used for communication as a preschooler and the child's early reading competency is considered. (DB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Development, Communication Disorders, Early Childhood Education
