| Description |
1 online resource (226 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Chapter 1 Background of the Study; Chapter 2 General Design and Methods; Chapter 3 The Character and Course of Individual Differences in Spoken Language; Chapter 4 Features of Language Impairment in the School Years; Chapter 5 The Role of Processing in Children and Adolescents with Language Impairment; Chapter 6 The Relationship Between Language and Reading Abilities; Chapter 7 Educational and Psychosocial Outcomes of Language Impairment in Kindergarten; Index |
| Summary |
This volume presents the findings of a large-scale study of individual differences in spoken (and heard) language development during the school years. The goal of the study was to investigate the degree to which language abilities at school entry were stable over time and influential in the child's overall success in important aspects of development. The methodology was a longitudinal study of over 600 children in the US Midwest during a 10-year period. The language skills of these children -- along with reading, academic, and psychosocial outcomes -- were measured. There was |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Language acquisition.
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Language Development
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Language acquisition
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nippold, Marilyn A
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| ISBN |
9781317752189 |
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131775218X |
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