Assessment of bilingual children for identification of language impairment: Current findings and implications for practice
Children from bilingual backgrounds are sometimes overidentified with language
impairment (LI) because educators do not have appropriate developmental expectations. At …
impairment (LI) because educators do not have appropriate developmental expectations. At …
Developmental language disorder in Chinese children: A systematic review of research from 1997 to 2022
Developmental language disorder (DLD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental
disorders. The influences of DLD on language development have been delineated in detail …
disorders. The influences of DLD on language development have been delineated in detail …
What's in a word? Morphological awareness and vocabulary knowledge in three languages
Understanding how words are created is potentially a key component to being able to learn
and understand new vocabulary words. However, research on morphological awareness is …
and understand new vocabulary words. However, research on morphological awareness is …
Nonword repetition and sentence repetition as clinical markers of specific language impairment: The case of Cantonese
Purpose Recent research suggests that nonword repetition (NWR) and sentence repetition
(SR) tasks can be used to discriminate between children with SLI and their typically …
(SR) tasks can be used to discriminate between children with SLI and their typically …
Utterance length and lexical diversity in Cantonese-speaking children with and without specific language impairment
Two studies of children's conversational language abilities are reported. In the first, mean
length of utterance (MLU) and lexical diversity (D) were examined in a group of typically …
length of utterance (MLU) and lexical diversity (D) were examined in a group of typically …
Narrative assessment for Cantonese-speaking children
Background This study examined the narrative skills of Cantonese-speaking school-age
children to fill a need for a normative language test for school-age children. Purpose To …
children to fill a need for a normative language test for school-age children. Purpose To …
Predicting risk for oral and written language learning difficulties in students educated in a second language
C Erdos, F Genesee, R Savage, C Haigh - Applied Psycholinguistics, 2014 - cambridge.org
The extent to which risk for French as a second language (L2) reading and language
learning impairment are distinct and can be predicted using first language (L1) predictors …
learning impairment are distinct and can be predicted using first language (L1) predictors …
The expression of aspect in Cantonese-speaking children with specific language impairment
Previous studies of verb morphology in children with specific language impairment (SLI)
have been limited in the main to tense and agreement morphemes. Cantonese, which, like …
have been limited in the main to tense and agreement morphemes. Cantonese, which, like …
Longitudinal correlates of reading comprehension difficulties in Chinese children
The present study explored the early predictors of reading comprehension difficulties in
Chinese children. We originally recruited 290 Beijing and 154 Hong Kong children and …
Chinese children. We originally recruited 290 Beijing and 154 Hong Kong children and …
The use of grammatical morphemes by Mandarin-speaking children with high functioning autism
The present study investigated the production of grammatical morphemes by Mandarin-
speaking children with high functioning autism. Previous research found that a subgroup of …
speaking children with high functioning autism. Previous research found that a subgroup of …