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Burgoyne, Kelly; Whiteley, Helen E.; Hutchinson, Jane M. – Journal of Research in Reading, 2013
Children learning English as an additional language (EAL) often experience difficulties with reading comprehension relative to their monolingual peers. While low levels of vocabulary appear to be one factor underlying these difficulties, other factors such as a relative lack of appropriate background knowledge may also contribute. Sixteen children…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Reading Comprehension
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Walsh, Irene P.; Scullion, Mary; Burns, Sarah; MacEvilly, Deirdre; Brosnan, Geraldine – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2014
As the language presentation of children with attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder (ADHD) is highly complex, this study aims to delineate the profile of a cohort of 40 children with ADHD, aged between 9 and 12 years, attending a child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS). Speech and language therapists (SLTs) assessed the children on…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Language Tests, Speech Therapy, Allied Health Personnel