We investigated how different psychophysical procedures affect frequency discrimination
performance in children. Four studies used a design in which listeners heard two tone pairs …

Some children have difficulty in perceiving differences between sounds, even though they
have normal hearing sensitivity, and it has been suggested that such problems could lead to …

Twenty 9-to 12-year-olds with specific language impairment (SLI) were compared with 18
age-matched controls on auditory discrimination tasks, using a three-interval, two-alternative …

A child with specific language impairment (SLI) does not acquire normal language ability at
the appropriate age despite having adequate hearing and normal nonverbal intelligence …

OBJECTIVE:: There is mounting evidence to suggest that otitis media with effusion (OME) is
associated with auditory processing deficits that persist beyond the resolution of the …

Studies evaluating temporal auditory processing among individuals with reading and other
language deficits have yielded inconsistent findings due to methodological problems …

The purpose of this study was to examine the possible contribution of sensory mechanisms
to an auditory processing deficit shown by some children with language-learning impairment …

Hypoxia-ischemia (HI) refers to reduced blood oxygenation and/or a diminished amount of
blood perfusing the brain, and is associated with premature birth/very low birth weight …

Background. In the last decade, there has been a growing interest, both in the UK and
abroad, in developing early screening tests for dyslexia that can be used with very young …

This thesis is in two parts: the first focuses on theories of SLI and the development of
argument structure while the second focuses on intervention. Chapter 1 reviews …