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Expressive Vocabulary, Morphology, Syntax and Narrative Skills in Profoundly Deaf Children after Early Cochlear Implantation
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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
Language and Communication Skills in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Contribution of Cognition, Severity of Autism Symptoms, and Adaptive Functioning to the Variability
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Kjellmer, Liselotte; Hedvall, Asa; Fernell, Elisabeth; Gillberg, Christopher; Norrelgen, Fritjof – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
This study examined the contribution of cognitive function, severity of autism, and adaptive functioning to the variability in language and communication skills in 129 preschool children (aged 24-63 months) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Participants were selected from a representative research cohort of 208 preschool children on the basis…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children, Severity (of Disability)
Language and Verbal Short-Term Memory Skills in Children with Down Syndrome: A Meta-Analytic Review
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Naess, Kari-Anne B.; Lyster, Solveig-Alma Halaas; Hulme, Charles; Melby-Lervag, Monica – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
This study presents a meta-analytic review of language and verbal short-term memory skills in children with Down syndrome. The study examines the profile of strengths and weaknesses in children with Down syndrome compared to typically developing children matched for nonverbal mental age. The findings show that children with Down syndrome have…
Descriptors: Mental Age, Language Impairments, Down Syndrome, Short Term Memory
The Effects of Intellectual Functioning and Autism Severity on Outcome of Early Behavioral Intervention for Children with Autism
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Ben-Itzchak, Esther; Zachor, Ditza A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
This study assessed the relation between pre-intervention variables (cognition, socialization and communication) to outcome in young children with autism. Method: Twenty five children with autism (20-32 months) were enrolled in intensive behavior intervention. The children were divided into groups based on their IQ scores and on the severity of…
Descriptors: Severity (of Disability), Language Skills, Intervention, Interpersonal Relationship