Outcomes of Early Language Delay: I. Predicting Persistent and Transient Language Difficulties at 3 and 4 Years.

Dale, Philip S.; Price, Thomas S.; Bishop, Dorothy V. M.; Plomin, Robert

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ERIC Number: EJ671496

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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Outcomes of Early Language Delay: I. Predicting Persistent and Transient Language Difficulties at 3 and 4 Years.

Dale, Philip S.; Price, Thomas S.; Bishop, Dorothy V. M.; Plomin, Robert

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v46 n3 p544-60 Jun 2003

Parent-based assessments of vocabulary, grammar, nonverbal ability, and use of language to refer to past and future were obtained for 8,386 twins at age 2. Of the children who had early language delay, 44.1% had persisting language difficulties at 3 years and 40.2% had persisting language difficulties at 4 years. (Contains references.) (CR)

Descriptors: Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Early Identification, Environmental Influences, Genetics, Grammar, Language Acquisition, Language Impairments, Longitudinal Studies, Predictor Variables, Toddlers, Twins, Vocabulary Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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