A Prospective Study of the Relationship between Specific Language Impairment, Phonological Disorders and Reading Retardation

• DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1990.tb00844.x
• Publication Date: 2006-12-07T23:54:23Z
• Authors: D. V. M. Bishop; C. Adams
• Keywords: Communication disorder

Abstract Language and literacy skills were assessed in 83 8 1/2 ‐year olds whose language development had been impaired at 4 years of age. Provided that problems resolved by age 5 years, was normal, but many the children who still verbal deficits did have reading difficulties persisting oral impairments later on. In these children, comprehension tended to be poor relative accuracy. Syntactic competence preschool period accounted for a substantial proportion variance attainments, after allowing effects non‐verbal ability. There only weak links between expressive phonological disorders ability read either meaningful text or non‐words.