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Cattani, Allegra; Abbot-Smith, Kirsten; Farag, Rafalla; Krott, Andrea; Arreckx, Frédérique; Dennis, Ian; Floccia, Caroline – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2014
Background: Bilingual children are under-referred due to an ostensible expectation that they lag behind their monolingual peers in their English acquisition. The recommendations of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) state that bilingual children should be assessed in both the languages known by the children. However,…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods
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Everitt, Andrea; Hannaford, Philip; Conti-Ramsden, Gina – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2013
Background: Identifying 3-4-year-olds who are most at risk of persisting language difficulties, and possibly specific language impairment (SLI), is difficult due to the natural variation of language in young children. In older children, markers for SLI have been identified that differentiate between children with and without SLI. It is not known…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Developmental Delays, Expressive Language, Language Impairments
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Baxendale, Janet; Hesketh, Anne – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2003
Background: Both direct (clinician to child) and indirect (clinician to carer) approaches are currently used in the management of children with language delay, but there is as yet little evidence about their relative effects or resource implications. Aims: This research project compared the Hanen Parent Programme (HPP) in terms of its…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Parents, Intervention, Interaction