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Bilingualism in Down Syndrome: A Greek Study
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Katsarou, Dimitra; Andreou, Georgia – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2021
Children with Down syndrome (DS) present language deficits in all linguistic domains and their language development lags behind that of typically developing children. However, their receptive language skills appear to be better than their productive in all linguistic domains. Research on bilingual children with DS is limited, but has shown that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Down Syndrome, Bilingualism, Language
Language Lateralization in Individuals with Callosal Agenesis: An fMRI Study
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Pelletier, Isabelle; Paquette, Natacha; Lepore, Franco; Rouleau, Isabelle; Sauerwein, Catherine H.; Rosa, Christine; Leroux, Jean-Maxime; Gravel, Pierre; Valois, Katja; Andermann, Frederick; Saint-Amour, Dave; Lassonde, Maryse – Neuropsychologia, 2011
Since the seminal work of Broca in 1861, it is well established that language is essentially processed in the left hemisphere. However, the origin of hemispheric specialization remains controversial. Some authors posit that language lateralization is genetically determined, while others have suggested that hemispheric specialization develops with…
Descriptors: Language, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Congenital Impairments, Neurological Impairments
Language, the Learner and the School. Penguin Papers in Education.
Barnes, Douglas – 1969
This book is concerned with language as it is used by the teacher, as it affects the learner, and as it can function to integrate the curriculum. Douglas Barnes, in "Language in the Secondary Classroom," discusses the student-teacher language interaction in 12 sample lessons, and analyzes the importance upon student learning of the languages used…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Discovery Processes, English Instruction, Expressive Language
Interpretation of the 1961 Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities.
Bateman, Barbara D. – 1968
The Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA) is treated in terms of the ability measured, hints for administration and scoring, and questions often asked for each of the nine subtests. Typical profiles are described and analyzed for mentally retarded, kindergarteners, slow learners, culturally disadvantaged, Negroes, good and poor…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Exceptional Child Education, Expressive Language, Handicapped Children
APHASIC CHILDREN, IDENTIFICATION AND EDUCATION BY THE ASSOCIATION METHOD.
MCGINNIS, MILDRED A. – 1963
THIS BOOK IS DESIGNED TO DEFINE APHASIA AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS, TO PRESENT A PROCEDURE FOR TEACHING LANGUAGE TO APHASIC CHILDREN, AND TO APPLY THIS PROCEDURE TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUBJECTS. OTHER HANDICAPPING CONDITIONS WHICH COMPLICATE THE DIAGNOSIS OF APHASIA ARE PRESENTED BY MEANS OF CASE STUDIES. CHARACTERISTICS OF TWO TYPES OF…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Case Studies, Children, Delayed Speech
LANGUAGE AND MENTAL RETARDATION, EMPIRICAL AND CONCEPTUAL CONSIDERATIONS.
SCHIEFELBUSCH, RICHARD L., ED.; AND OTHERS – 1967
BASED ON A SERIES OF CONFERENCE PAPERS BY VARIOUS AUTHORS, THE BOOK CONSIDERS BOTH EMPIRICAL AND CONCEPTUAL ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE AND MENTAL RETARDATION AND THEIR INTERRELATIONSHIPS. LITERATURE REVIEWS PROVIDE BIBLIOGRAPHIES ON RELEVANT RESEARCH (68 RESEARCH, 1955-66) AND ON LANGUAGE AND MENTAL RETARDATION (149 CITATIONS, 1929-66). FURTHER PAPERS ON…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Research