Specific Language Impairment: Continuing Clinical Concerns.

Friel-Patti, Sandy

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ERIC Number: EJ599283

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Specific Language Impairment: Continuing Clinical Concerns.

Friel-Patti, Sandy

Topics in Language Disorders, v20 n1 p1-13 Nov 1999

This article reviews research on children with specific language impairment (SLI), a significant limitation in language ability in the absence of accompanying hearing impairments, low nonverbal intelligence, or neurological damage. Research is discussed on the heterogeneity of the children with SLI, diagnostic criteria for SLI, auditory processing, and short-term memory. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Language Impairments, Research Needs, Short Term Memory, Student Characteristics, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Special Topic: From Oracy to Literacy: A Millennial Perspective.