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Conti-Ramsden, Gina; St. Clair, Michelle C.; Pickles, Andrew; Durkin, Kevin – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2012
Purpose: To investigate the longitudinal trajectories of verbal and nonverbal skills in individuals with a history of specific language impairment (SLI) from childhood to adolescence. This study focuses on SLI only and investigates within-participant measures across abilities. Method: Verbal and nonverbal skills were assessed in 242 children with…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Verbal Ability, Nonverbal Ability, Language Acquisition
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Simkin, Zoe; Conti-Ramsden, Gina – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2006
The literacy abilities of 11-year old children with specific language impairment (SLI) were investigated through comparing subgroups with current expressive-only language impairment (E-SLI, n 30), current combined expressive and receptive language impairment (ER-SLI, n 32) and a history of now-resolved language impairment (Resolved-SLI, n 28). The…
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Receptive Language, Language Impairments, Children
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Conti-Ramsden, Gina; Durkin, Kevin – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2007
Background: Research has consistently documented a relationship between phonological short-term memory skills (STM) and specific language impairment (SLI). This study reports on the development of phonological STM abilities over 3 years in 80 young adolescents with a history of SLI, investigating the nature of the relationship between phonological…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Early Adolescents, Regression (Statistics), Adolescents