Language and literacy in the context of early life adversity

This chapter considers the role of different forms of psychosocial adversity as risk factors for compromised language and literacy development in childhood and adolescence. Language skills play a central role in the development of prosocial interpersonal skills as well as promoting academic success through the transition to literacy.

Citation:
Snow P, Leitao S, Kippin N. Language and literacy in the context of early life adversity. In: In J. S. Damico NM, & M. J. Ball (Eds.), editor. The handbook of language and speech disorders (2nd ed): Wiley-Blackwell; 2021. p. 266-85.

Abstract:
This chapter considers the role of different forms of psychosocial adversity as risk factors for compromised language and literacy development in childhood and adolescence. Language skills play a central role in the development of prosocial interpersonal skills as well as promoting academic success through the transition to literacy.