The capacity to retain information for brief periods of time increases dramatically during the
childhood years. The increases in temporary storage of speech-based material that take …

Purpose Children with specific language impairment (SLI) demonstrate significant language
impairments despite normal-range hearing and nonverbal IQ. Many of these children also …

This article presents a theoretical framework designed to accommodate core evidence that
the abilities to repeat nonwords and to learn the phonological forms of new words are …

Page 1 Diagnosing Learning Disorders A Neuropsychological Framework Bruce F. Pennington
Page 2 DIAGNOSING LEARNING DISORDERS Page 3 Page 4 Diagnosing Learning …

A short-term longitudinal study was carried out on a group of 67 preschool children. At three
points in time over a 12-month period, the children were given tests measuring their syllable …

Very few studies have directly compared reading acquisition across different orthographies.
The authors examined the concurrent and longitudinal predictors of word decoding and …

Using data provided by approximately 100 second graders each from Beijing, Hong Kong,
Korea, and the United States, we investigated relations among phonological awareness …

The LL&LT monograph series publishes monographs as well as edited volumes on applied
and methodological issues in the field of language pedagogy. The focus of the series is on …

This study is part of a broader project aimed at developing cognitive and neurocognitive
profiles of adolescent and young adult readers whose educational and occupational …

Tasks of speeded naming, phonological awareness, word identification, nonsense word
repetition, and vocabulary, along with two measures of morphological awareness …