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Newbury, Jayne; Klee, Thomas; Stokes, Stephanie F.; Moran, Catherine – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2015
Purpose: This study explored whether measures of working memory ability contribute to the wide variation in 2-year-olds' expressive vocabulary skills. Method: Seventy-nine children (aged 24-30 months) were assessed by using standardized tests of vocabulary and visual cognition, a processing speed measure, and behavioral measures of verbal working…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Short Term Memory, Vocabulary Skills, Expressive Language
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Chiat, Shula; Roy, Penny – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2008
Background: Previous studies of outcome for children with early language delay have focused on measures of early language as predictors of language outcome. This study investigates whether very early processing skills (VEPS) known to underpin language development will be better predictors of specific language and social communication outcomes than…
Descriptors: Delayed Speech, Phonology, Language Tests, Receptive Language
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Jacobs, Emma; Miller, Laurie C.; Tirella, Linda G. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2010
Most international adoptees (IA) have rapid catch-up of the delays common at arrival. However, it is not known whether development at arrival predicts later abilities or school readiness. Therefore, we comprehensively evaluated language, fine motor, visual reception (VR), executive function (EF), attention (ATT), and sensory skills (SS) in IA…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, School Readiness, Standardized Tests, At Risk Students