Bilingual Children with Specific Language Impairment and Standardised Assessments: Preliminary Findings from a Study of Children in Language Units.

Crutchley, Alison; Conti-Ramsden, Gina; Botting, Nicola

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ERIC Number: EJ603545

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Publication Date: 1997

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Bilingual Children with Specific Language Impairment and Standardised Assessments: Preliminary Findings from a Study of Children in Language Units.

Crutchley, Alison; Conti-Ramsden, Gina; Botting, Nicola

International Journal of Bilingualism, v1 n2 p117-34 Sep 1997

Focuses on a group of bilingual children within a large cohort of children with specific language impairment (SLI) attending language units attached to mainstream primary schools across England. Comparison of the bilingual children with their monolingual peers revealed differential performance on standardized speech and language assessment measures. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Language Impairments, Language Tests, Monolingualism, Special Education, Speech Communication, Standardized Tests

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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