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Early Writing Deficits in Preschoolers with Oral Language Difficulties
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Puranik, Cynthia S.; Lonigan, Christopher J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether preschool children with language impairments (LI), a group with documented reading difficulties, also experience writing difficulties. In addition, a purpose was to examine if the writing outcomes differed when children had concomitant cognitive deficits in addition to oral language problems. A…
Descriptors: Writing Difficulties, Reading Difficulties, Oral Language, Language Impairments
Language Abilities, Reading Acquisition, and Developmental Dyslexia: Limitations and Alternative Views.
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Torgesen, Joseph K.; Wagner, Richard K. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1992
This commentary on a paper by Diane Sawyer (EC 602 748) on relations between various language skills and the development of reading ability addresses potential limitations in the implementation of structural equation modeling. The commentary concludes that the data presented by Sawyer do not support the interpretation that reading comprehension…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Reading Ability
The Play and Language Behavior of Mothers with and without Dyslexia and Its Association to Their Toddlers' Language Development.
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Lyytinen, Paula; Eklund, Kenneth; Lyytinen, Heikki – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2003
The play and language behavior of mothers with (n=49) and without (n=49) specific reading disabilities was investigated during play with their 14-month-old children. Typically reading mothers produced significantly more symbolic play and language in play interactions with their children than did the mothers with reading disabilities. (Contains…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Early Childhood Education, Environmental Influences, Family Environment
Identifying Native Language Difficulties among Foreign Language Learners in College: A "Foreign" Language Learning Disability?
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Ganschow, Leonore; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
This comparison of 15 successful and 15 unsuccessful college foreign-language learners found significant intergroup differences in performance on the Modern Language Aptitude Test, tests of written and oral language in the syntactic and phonological domains, and math calculation. Results suggest that students with foreign language learning…
Descriptors: College Students, English, Handicap Identification, Higher Education