Speech-language impairment is one of the most common clinical features in velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS). This report describes the speech and language development of four children with VCFS studied longitudinally from 6 to 30 months of age and compares their performance with three groups of child
Speech and language skills in children with Down syndrome
โ Scribed by Kumin, Libby
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 972 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1080-4013
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โฆ Synopsis
This article presents state-of-the a r t information on speech and language development and skills in infants, toddlers, children, and adolescents with Down syndrome. Research is cited in the areas of early speech and language development, receptive and expressive language, auditory and visual reception, processing and integration as they relate t o language learning, semantics, syntax, morphology, pragmatics, and social interactive language. Research is also reviewed on oral motor strength and coordination, as well as oralmotor planning as they relate t o articulation, phonology, and intelligibility. Strengths and challenges, assessment, and intervention research are discussed in relation t o each speech and language area.
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