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Differentiating Speech Delay from Disorder: Does It Matter?
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Dodd, Barbara – Topics in Language Disorders, 2011
Aim: The cognitive-linguistic abilities of 2 subgroups of children with speech impairment were compared to better understand underlying deficits that might influence effective intervention. Methods: Two groups of 23 children, aged 3;3 to 5;6, performed executive function tasks assessing cognitive flexibility and nonverbal rule abstraction.…
Descriptors: Delayed Speech, Error Patterns, Preschool Children, Speech Impairments
Cognitive Flexibility in Children with and without Speech Disorder
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Crosbie, Sharon; Holm, Alison; Dodd, Barbara – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2009
Most children's speech difficulties are "functional" (i.e. no known sensory, motor or intellectual deficits). Speech disorder may, however, be associated with cognitive deficits considered core abilities in executive function: rule abstraction and cognitive flexibility. The study compares the rule abstraction and cognitive flexibility of…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Comparative Analysis, Preschool Children, Cognitive Processes