Background In domains other than language, there is fairly consistent diagnostic
terminology to refer to children's developmental difficulties. For instance, the terms …

Background The term 'specific language impairment'(SLI), in use since the 1980s, describes
children with language impairment whose cognitive skills are within normal limits where …

Purpose Research on developmental language disorder (DLD) in adulthood has increased
rapidly in recent years. However, to date, there has been no systematic literature review on …

Reading for pleasure urgently requires a higher profile to raise attainment and increase
children's engagement as self-motivated and socially interactive readers. Building …

Maturation of long-running birth cohort studies has fostered a life course approach to adult
health, function, and disease and related to conceptual frameworks. Using broad concepts …

Many children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have reading profiles characterized by
higher decoding skills and lower reading comprehension. This study assessed whether this …

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

OBJECTIVES: Little is known on the psychosocial adult outcomes of children's early
language skills or intervening circumstances. The aim of this study was to assess the …

Este estudo tem como objetivo uma revisão atualizada sobre o tema de mau desempenho
escolar para profissionais da área de saúde e educação. Aborda aspectos atuais da …

Receptive vocabulary develops rapidly in early childhood and builds the foundation for
language acquisition and literacy. Variation in receptive vocabulary ability is associated with …