… Our discussion does not challenge the standard view of Down syndrome language … language
structure. In particular, this chapter covers two robust features of Down syndrome language …

… the language profiles of adolescents with Down syndrome (DS) and children with specific
language impairment matched for nonverbal cognitive ability… between language measures and …

… to acquire more than 1 language. The present study compared the language abilities of 8
children … The bilingual children spoke English and 1 other language and were either balanced …

… of language in children and adolescents, and finally language in … language development in
individuals with Down syndrome across … Language abilities in children with Down syndrome: …

… with Down syndrome and found that average reading ability was … children with Down syndrome
have reading abilities above … the characteristic profile of language in Down syndrome. In …

… measures in persons with Down syndrome. Comparisons with … language and cognition
to reading ability, with language being a stronger predictor in the group with Down syndrome…

… measuring reading ability, the children with Down syndrome did … On measures of memory,
language, and number, the … higher than the children with Down syndrome. This highlights the …

… Jag0 (1984) demonstrated significantly higher expressive language abilities in 20 children
with Down syndrome when total comniunication was used. Coniniunication boards (Kumin, …

… For children with Down syndrome, few studies of language comprehension relative to
nonverbal cognitive level exist, and the findings are inconsistent. Hartley (1982) finds poorer …

… Many individuals with Down syndrome have speech and language impairments. Around
40–80% of individuals with Down syndrome also have hearing impairments. In young children …