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Non-Word Repetition Performance in Slovak-Speaking Children with and without SLI: Novel Scoring Methods
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Kapalkova, Svetlana; Polisenska, Kamila; Vicenova, Zuzana – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2013
Background: Non-word repetition (NWR) tasks have been found to correlate with language skills and to discriminate between groups of typically developing (TD) children and children with speci?c language impairment (SLI) across languages. Aims: The main aim was to develop an easily-administered NWR screening test that could discriminate between…
Descriptors: Slavic Languages, Language Skills, Correlation, Repetition
Deferred Imitation and Social Communication in Speaking and Nonspeaking Children with Autism
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Strid, Karin; Heimann, Mikael; Gillberg, Christopher; Smith, Lars; Tjus, Tomas – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2013
Deferred imitation and early social communication skills were compared among speaking and nonspeaking children with autism and children developing typically. Overall, the children with autism showed a lower frequency on measures of deferred imitation and social communication compared with typically developing children. Deferred imitation was…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relationship, Verbal Communication, Communication Disorders
Is the Good-Imitator-Poor-Talker Profile Syndrome-Specific in Down Syndrome?: Evidence from Standardised Imitation and Language Measures
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Vanvuchelen, M.; Feys, H.; De Weerdt, W. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The emergence of the Down syndrome (DS) behavioural phenotype during early development may be of great importance for early intervention. The main goal of this study was to investigate the good-imitator-poor-talker developmental profile in DS at preschool age. Twenty children with Down syndrome (DS; mean nonverbal mental age NMA 1 y10 m) and 15…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Language Acquisition, Imitation, Down Syndrome
Early Indicators of Autism Spectrum Disorders at 12 and 24 Months of Age: A Prospective, Longitudinal Comparative Study
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Veness, Carly; Prior, Margot; Bavin, Edith; Eadie, Patricia; Cini, Eileen; Reilly, Sheena – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
Prospective questionnaire data from a longitudinal population sample on children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), developmental delay, specific language impairment, or typical development (TD), were collected at ages eight, 12 and 24 months, via the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scale Developmental Profile (CSBS)--Infant Toddler…
Descriptors: Autism, Language Impairments, Young Children, Comparative Analysis
Comparison of Accuracy and Efficiency of Directed Scanning and Group-Item Scanning for Augmentative Communication Selection Techniques with Typically Developing Preschoolers
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Dropik, Patricia L.; Reichle, Joe – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2008
Purpose: Directed scanning and group-item scanning both represent options for increased scanning efficiency. This investigation compared accuracy and speed of selection with preschoolers using each scanning method. The study's purpose was to describe performance characteristics of typically developing children and to provide a reliable assessment…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Preschool Children, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods
The Language Abilities of Bilingual Children with Down Syndrome
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Bird, Elizabeth Kay-Raining; Cleave, Patricia; Trudeau, Natacha; Thordardottir, Elin; Sutton, Ann; Thorpe, Amy – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2005
Children with Down syndrome (DS) have cognitive disabilities resulting from trisomy 21. Language-learning difficulties, especially expressive language problems, are an important component of the phenotype of this population. Many individuals with DS are born into bilingual environments. To date, however, there is almost no information available…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Bilingualism, Children, Language Acquisition