Developmental dyslexia and specific language impairment (SLI) were for many years
treated as distinct disorders but are now often regarded as different manifestations of the …

The emerging etiological model for developmental disorders, like dyslexia, is probabilistic
and multifactorial while the prevailing cognitive model has been deterministic and often …

In this article, we critically review the evidence for overlap among three developmental
disorders, namely speech sound disorder (SSD), language impairment (LI), and reading …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: No recommendation exists for or against routine use of
brief, formal screening instruments in primary care to detect speech and language delay in …

Purpose Parents, professionals, and policy makers need information on the long-term
prognosis for children with communication disorders. Our primary purpose in this report was …

Aim The epidemiology of preschool speech sound disorder is poorly understood. Our aims
were to determine: the prevalence of idiopathic speech sound disorder; the comorbidity of …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine prevalence and predictors of persistent
speech sound disorder (SSD) in children aged 8 years after disregarding children …

Purpose The purpose of this article is to advance practitioners' knowledge base of best
practices in phonological awareness intervention to facilitate the implementation of evidence …

What are the processes, from conception to adulthood, that enable a single cell to grow into
a sentient adult? The processes that occur along the way are so complex that any attempt to …

Speech impairment of unknown origin is one of the most common communication
impairments in childhood. The purpose of this systematic review was to identify limitations in …