This epidemiologic study estimated the prevalence of specific language impairment (SLI) in
monolingual English-speaking kindergarten children. From a stratified cluster sample in …

This paper reports on the results of a large multicenter project designed to develop an
empirically based classification of preschool children with language impairments. A clinically …

A valid and reliable diagnostic standard for language impairment is required for the conduct
of epidemiologic research on specific language disorder. A rationale is provided for such a …

Among children with developmental fonns of spoken language impainnent are those who
have nonnal hearing and no signs of other developmental impainnents such as mental …

To examine patterns that might suggest etiologic subgroups of specific language impairment
(SLI), information, including history of speech-language-learning (SLLD) problems in family …

The current study is a population-based investigation of birth risk factors for school-identified
specific language impairment (SLI). The sample consisted of 244,619 students (5862 SLI) …

The prenatal and perinatal risk factors likely to be associated with specific language
impairment (SLI) were examined in this study. A review of existing research showed that …

A representative sample of 5-year-old kindergarten children was assessed for speech
and/or language disorder. Of the 1,655 children tested, 180 were identified as having …

Many children are diagnosed as" specifically language-impaired" principally on the basis of
their low scores relative to the norm on language measures. Yet it is often assumed that …

This paper reports a longitudinal follow-up of 71 adolescents with a preschool history of
speech-language impairment, originally studied by Bishop and Edmundson (1987). These …