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Leah L. Kapa – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2025
Purpose: The goal of this study was to examine potential mediators of the relationship between developmental language disorder (DLD) status and executive function performance. Method: Participants included preschoolers, of whom 80 met the diagnostic criteria for DLD and 103 were categorized as having typical language abilities. Participants'…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Language Impairments, Developmental Delays, Executive Function
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Acosta-Rodríguez, Víctor M.; Ramírez-Santana, Gustavo M.; Hernández-Expósito, Sergio – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2022
Background: There is a clear predominance of programmes aimed at improving aspects related to language production in pupils with developmental language disorder (DLD). However, programmes aimed at improving their receptive skills are limited. Aims: The main aim was to assess the effectiveness of an intervention programme for oral language…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Language Impairments, Developmental Disabilities, Receptive Language
Robert Reed Senter Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
There is a well-documented association between developmental language disorder (DLD) and executive function (EF) deficits. These co-occurring deficits pose risks to students' short- and long-term academic and social outcomes. In the United States, school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are tasked to ensure that students with DLD are able…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Language Impairments, Comorbidity, Allied Health Personnel
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Clark, Robert; Menna, Rosanne; McAndrew, Annamaria J.; Johnson, Emily M. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2021
Aggression in early childhood has been found to predict negative outcomes later in life, including delinquency and psychopathology. The present study explored associations between young children's language, self-regulation, and physical aggression. A community sample of 126 preschool children aged 3 to 6 years (M = 4.87 years, SD = 0.87; 59% boys)…
Descriptors: Aggression, Preschool Children, Mothers, Self Control
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Koopmans, Clare; Sakash, Ashley; Soriano, Jennifer; Long, Helen L.; Hustad, Katherine C. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between functional communication skills, underlying speech, language, and cognitive impairments and school-based speech pathology services in students with cerebral palsy (CP). Method: Thirty-five participants with CP who had Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) were classified…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Cerebral Palsy, Students with Disabilities, Language Skills
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Kapa, Leah L.; Erikson, Jessie A. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between executive functioning and word learning among preschoolers with and without developmental language disorder (DLD). Method: Forty-one preschool-age children with DLD were matched to typically developing children on age and sex. Participants were exposed to 10 novel…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Word Recognition, Preschool Children, Developmental Disabilities
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Lee, Michelle; Bush, Lauren; Martin, Gary E.; Barstein, Jamie; Maltman, Nell; Klusek, Jessica; Losh, Molly – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
This longitudinal study examined pragmatic language in boys and girls with Down syndrome (DS) at up to three time points, using parent report, standardized and direct assessments. We also explored relationships among theory of mind, executive function, nonverbal mental age, receptive and expressive vocabulary, grammatical complexity, and pragmatic…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Children, Language Skills, Pragmatics
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Engel de Abreu, Pascale M. J.; Cruz-Santos, Anabela; Puglisi, Marina L. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2014
Background: Recent evidence suggests that specific language impairment (SLI) might be secondary to general cognitive processing limitations in the domain of executive functioning. Previous research has focused almost exclusively on monolingual children with SLI and offers little evidence-based guidance on executive functioning in bilingual…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Cognitive Processes, Executive Function, Bilingualism