The Gulliford Lecture 2002 was given by Professor Geoff Lindsay, Director of the Centre for
Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) at the University of Warwick …

This article provides a review of research into the social and emotional functioning of
adolescents with specific language impairment (SLI). In particular, we focus on peer …

Specific language impairment is sometimes thought to be associated with concurrent
difficulties in the area of social and behavioral development (N. Botting & G. Conti-Ramsden …

Language is drawn on extensively in friendships but has received scant attention in the
developmental literature. This study compared friendship quality in 16‐year‐old adolescents …

Research on children's emotional competence has received considerable attention in the
last decade, including the role of language. Language competence (LC) and emotional …

Individuals with dyslexia may have lower self‐esteem and exhibit more emotional and
behavioural difficulties than those without reading problems. However, the nature of any …

ABSTRACT Research Findings: This study investigated the long-term interrelations among
children's language competencies, their home literacy environment (HLE), and 3 aspects of …

Co-morbidity of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) in children with specific
language impairment (SLI) and the impact of DCD on quality-of-life (QOL) was investigated …

Purpose To examine the longitudinal association between communication impairment
(primary or secondary diagnosis) and children's Activities and Participation (International …

There is now an extensive empirical literature on the nature and extent of pragmatic
disorders in a range of clinical populations. This chapter attempts to organize the findings of …