Background & aims Difficulties understanding spoken language are associated with several
social and academic risks in school-age children and adolescents with developmental …

Purpose The aim of this research note is to encourage child language researchers and
clinicians to give careful consideration to the use of domain-specific tests as a proxy for …

Background: Down syndrome (DS) is associated with poor language skills that seem
disproportionate to general nonverbal ability, but the nature and causes of this deficit are …

There is limited evidence regarding the effect of animation compared to static pictures on
children's language development. The aim was to systematically review the available …

Purpose This study evaluated the efficacy of an explicit, combined metalinguistic training
and grammar facilitation intervention aimed at improving regular past tense marking for nine …

In individuals with Down syndrome (DS) deficits in verbal short-term memory (VSTM) and
deficits in sentence comprehension co-occur, suggesting that deficits in VSTM might be …

This study reports on the feasibility of using the Test of Complex Syntax-Electronic (TECS-E),
as a self-directed app, to measure sentence comprehension in children aged 4 to 5 ½ years …

Recent studies have found correlations between sentence-level tests and reading
comprehension. However, the task demands of sentence-level tests are not well understood …

The purpose of this study is to examine a native speaker's interaction with young learners in
an English class to determine (1) what types of sentences she used in instructing young …

While there is a considerable body of research indicating that the acquisition of literacy has
profound effects on many aspects of language and cognition, to our knowledge, very little is …