Toward a typology of specific language impairment

Article Abstract:

The heterogeneous population of children with specific language impairments (SLI) is examined by identifying and describing subgroups within the population of children with SLI in the Netherlands. The language problems that emerged from two samples of children with SLI indicate that a more dynamic approach is needed in intervention, considering the presence of both compensating and restricting factors.

Netherlands, Diagnosis, Language disorders in children, Childhood language disorders

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Language and phonological skills in children at high risk of reading difficulties

Article Abstract:

Dyslexia is acknowledged to involve difficulties in phonological processing and children with such difficulties show speech disorders. A group of children with speech difficulties were compared to a group of children with a family history of dyslexia and it was found that both groups showed similar deficiencies in development of phonological representations.

United States, Dyslexia, Language disorders

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Specific reading disability (dyslexia): What have we learned in the past four decades?

Article Abstract:

Components of reading ability is outlined and manifest causes of reading difficulties is discussed in terms of deficiencies in component reading skills that might lead to such difficulties. The evidence presented supports the idea that many poor readers are impaired because of inadequate instruction or other experiential factors.

Language skills, Reading skills

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