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Rethink needed on literacy interventionA new study by The Kids Research Institute Australia has found current early intervention programs are failing to identify a large proportion of children with language an
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Reading books boosts child languageA new study provides more evidence that reading books to young children and helping them visually to follow the story improves a child's language.
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Inner speech impairments in autismThree experiments investigated the role of inner speech deficit in cognitive performances of children with autism.
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Early motor development is part of the resource mix for language acquisition -Early motor development is part of the resource mix for language acquisition - a commentary on Iverson's 'Developing language in a developing body: the relat...
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Sex-specific associations between umbilical cord blood testosterone levels and language delay in early childhoodPreliminary evidence suggests that prenatal testosterone exposure may be associated with language delay. However, no study has examined a large sample of...
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Do Children with Specific Language Impairment have a Cognitive Profile Reminiscent of Autism? A Review of the LiteratureThis paper reviews relevant literature on whether individuals with SLI exhibit cognitive characteristics reminiscent of autism.
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Late-talking and risk for behavioral and emotional problems during childhood and adolescenceAlthough many toddlers with expressive vocabulary delay ("late talkers") present with age-appropriate language skills by the time they are of school age,...
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Early vocabulary development: The importance of joint attention and parent-child book readingThe current study brought a bioecological approach to children’s early vocabulary development using data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children...
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Early development of emerging and English-proficient bilingual children at school entry in an Australian population cohortChildren who enter school with limited proficiency in the language of instruction face a range of challenges in negotiating this new context, yet limited...
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Aspects of speech-language abilities are influenced by MECP2 mutation type in girls with Rett syndromeThis study investigates relationships between methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 gene (MECP2) mutation type and speech-language abilities in girls with Rett syndrome.