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Early Language Patterns of Toddlers on the Autism Spectrum Compared to Toddlers with Developmental Delay
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Ellis Weismer, Susan; Lord, Catherine; Esler, Amy – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2010
This study characterized early language abilities in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders (n = 257) using multiple measures of language development, compared to toddlers with non-spectrum developmental delay (DD, n = 69). Findings indicated moderate to high degrees of agreement among three assessment measures (one parent report and two direct…
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Delayed Speech, Autism, Toddlers
"Wha Dis?" and Other Toddler-Initiated, Expressive Language-Learning Strategies.
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Domingo, Robert A.; Goldstein-Alpern, Neva – Infant-Toddler Intervention: The Transdisciplinary Journal, 1999
In this study, six percent of a 2-year-old child's spontaneous utterances in six 3-hour samples were identified as one of three expressive metalinguistic utterance types: interrogatives, hypothesis tests, and evocative utterances. Evocative utterances were used most frequently. The subject used the strategies to seek nouns 78 percent of the time.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Expressive Language, Language Acquisition
Predicting Language Outcomes for Internationally Adopted Children
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Glennen, Sharon L. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2007
Purpose: Language and speech are difficult to assess in newly arrived internationally adopted children. The purpose of this study was to determine if assessments completed when toddlers were first adopted could predict language outcomes at age 2. Local norms were used to develop early intervention guidelines that were evaluated against age 2…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Articulation (Speech), Early Intervention, Language Patterns
The First Words Produced by Children in Bilingual English/Mandarin Chinese Environments.
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Levey, Sandra; Cruz, Denise – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2003
A study investigated the first words produced by 17 bilingual children (ages 1-4) speaking English and Mandarin Chinese from environments where both languages were spoken. A greater number of nouns than verbs were produced as first words in both English and Mandarin Chinese. Verbs were produced only in Mandarin Chinese. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Early Childhood Education, Expressive Language, Language Acquisition
Early Language Development in Blind and Severely Visually Impaired Children. Interim Report on Pilot Study.
Moore, Vanessa; McConachie, Helen – 1990
This study investigated variables that might be associated with outcome differences in language development of 10 children (ages 10-20 months) with blindness or severe visual impairments, attending a developmental vision clinic in southern England. Subjects' early patterns of expressive language development were examined and related to observed…
Descriptors: Blindness, Child Language, Comprehension, Expressive Language
The Speech and Language of Children Aged 25 Months: Descriptive Data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children.
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Roulston, Sue; Loader, Sue; Northstone, Kate; Beveridge, Mike – Early Child Development and Care, 2002
The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) provided descriptive data on the speech and language of 25-month-olds. Findings indicated great range in the stage of expressive language development achieved. Girls showed more advanced skills than boys. A clear pattern was identified in use of sound classes. Child verbal comprehension…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Stages, Epidemiology