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Oral Motor and Gesture Abilities Independently Associated with Preschool Language Skill: Longitudinal and Concurrent Relationships at 21 Months and 3-4 Years
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Alcock, Katie; Connor, Simon – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: Early motor abilities (gesture, oral motor, and gross/fine skills) are related to language abilities, and this is not due to an association with cognitive or symbolic abilities: Oral motor skills are uniquely associated with language abilities at 21 months of age. It is important to determine whether this motor-language relationship…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Nonverbal Communication, Language Skills, Preschool Children
Exploring Participation and Impairment-Based Outcomes for Target Word™: A Parent-Implemented Intervention for Preschoolers Identified as Late-to-Talk
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Cunningham, Barbara Jane; Kwok, Elaine; Earle, Cindy; Oram Cardy, Janis – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2019
This study explored participation- and impairment-based outcomes for 24 late-to-talk toddlers (M age = 20.46 months, SD = 3.09, 62.5% male) whose parents participated in Target Word™, The Hanen Program® for Parents of Children who are Late Talkers in community clinics across Ontario. Parents completed the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Child Language, Delayed Speech, Language Impairments