This article presents state‐of‐the art information on speech and language development and
skills in infants, toddlers, children, and adolescents with Down syndrome. Research is cited …

This article provides an overview of the literature on phonological development in infants
and children with Down syndrome. The review is divided into four major sections: the first …

This paper describes phonological development in children with Down syndrome paying
particular attention to underlying deficits and intervention strategies. The first section …

This article summarizes the recent research on language development in young children
with Down syndrome. Researchers agree that the language of these children develops in …

Although there is considerable variability, most individuals with Down syndrome have
mental retardation and speech and language deficits, particularly in language production …

This article reviews the research on speech and language in children and adolescents with
Down syndrome from a practical point of view. It identifies the typical profile of speech and …

Hypotheses that children and adolescents with Down syndrome show (a) a specific
expressive language impairment,(b) a" critical period" for language acquisition,(c) a" simple …

Many children with Down syndrome have difficulty with speech intelligibility. The present
study used a parent survey to learn more about a specific factor that affects speech …

Although there is no doubt that the rate of language development in children with Down
syndrome is delayed in relation to their chronological age, results from a plethora of studies …

The book summarizes the current state of knowledge concerning language development in
children with Down Syndrome (DS). The first chapter reviews language development in …