A5064294435- Language Development and Disorders
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Stuttering Research and Treatment
- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Digital Accessibility for Disabilities
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
- Digital Communication and Language
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- RNA modifications and cancer
- Phonetics and Phonology Research
- Education and Technology Integration
University of Manchester
2012-2021
Manchester Academic Health Science Centre
2017-2021
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
2017-2020
Google (United States)
1990-2019
King's College London
2017
Deakin University
2009
Hearing, Speech & Deaf Center
2003-2008
Centre for Human Genetics
2007
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
2003
Manchester University
1997
In this study 160 children, aged 11 years with a definite history of specific language impairment (SLI), completed four tasks that could be potential positive psycholinguistic markers for impairment: third person singular task, past tense nonword repetition and sentence task. This allowed examination more than one type marker simultaneously, facilitating both comparisons between also evaluation combinations in relation to identifying SLI. The provided data regarding the nonverbal IQ, made...
According to the Procedural Deficit Hypothesis (PDH), abnormalities of brain structures underlying procedural memory largely explain language deficits in children with specific impairment (SLI). These are posited result core memory, which turn grammar problems disorder. The also likely lead other, non-procedural functions, such as working that rely at least partly on affected structures. In contrast, declarative is expected remain intact, and should play an important compensatory role for...
Language is drawn on extensively in friendships but has received scant attention the developmental literature. This study compared friendship quality 16‐year‐old adolescents with and without specific language impairment (SLI), testing extent it predicted by individual differences social behaviors ability. Participants were 120 SLI 118 typically developing (TD) adolescents. After considering effects of nonverbal IQ prosocial difficult behavior, measures found to be associated quality. The TD...
Abstract Background Developmental language disorder (DLD) presents a considerable barrier for young adults to engage in further education and training. Early studies with DLD revealed poor educational achievement lack of opportunities progress education. More recent have provided more positive findings. Relatively sparse data exist, however, on current cohorts the factors that predict outcomes. Aims To examine employment outcomes adulthood sample people histories compared an age‐matched peer...
Specific language impairment is sometimes thought to be associated with concurrent difficulties in the area of social and behavioral development (N. Botting G. Conti-Ramsden, 2000; D. P. Cantwell L. Baker, 1987; M. Fujiki, B. Brinton, C. Todd, 1996; S. Redmond Rice, 1998). The present study follows a group 242 children, initially studied at age 7 years when they attended units England, assesses their status 11 years. In total, 64% children were found have scores on Rutter questionnaire (M....
This paper reports on the longitudinal results of a large project involving 242 seven-year-old children attending language units in England. Following our work outlining 6 subgroups with impairment (Conti-Ramsden, Crutchley, & Botting, 1997), we examine stability specific already identified, using data collected from same at age 8 years. The findings suggest there is considerable patterns difficulties delineated by classification system subgroups. Poorer was evident across time 45%...
This paper reports on the results of a large project involving 7-year-old children attending language units in England. A group 242 with specific impairment (SLI) were assessed battery psychometric tests. In addition, teacher interviews carried out to ascertain teachers’ opinions children’s difficulties. Cluster analysis revealed six robust subgroups The findings are discussed context other approaches classification special reference work Rapin and Allen (1987).
Thirty-two 5-year-old children with specific language impairment (SLI) and 32 chronological age (CA) controls completed 4 tasks that were considered potential positive markers for SLI. Children's performance on 2 linguistic (past tense noun plurals task) processing (nonword repetition digit recall) examined. This approach allowed the examination of more than 1 type marker simultaneously, facilitating both comparisons between also evaluation combinations in relation to identifying Children...
Objective: This study examined the emotional health of adolescents with and without specific language impairment (SLI). Method: One hundred thirty‐nine a history SLI (15;10 years) peer group 124 normal development (NLD) (15;11 participated, who were in their final year compulsory schooling. The risk difficulties was assessed using Moods Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ) Child Manifest Anxiety Scale‐R (CMAS‐R). Comprehensive cognition data available for all participants (NLD SLI) concurrently also...
Abstract Non‐word repetition has previously been found to correlate with language outcomes both in children who are impaired and those developing normally. This paper concerns a group of identified as having specific impairment (SLI) follows the methods Adams Gathercole (2000) by taking highest lowest nonword scores at age 11. These children's literacy abilities were then compared. Despite fact that high low scorers matched on Performance IQ tasks (Block Design Picture Completion), all...
This investigation reports the results of national educational examinations in secondary schooling for young people who have been participating Manchester Language Study.The emphasis study is on furthering understanding outcomes at end compulsory education.A total 120 adolescents with a history specific language impairment (SLI) and 121 typical development (TD) were their final year (mean age = 17;4 years) participated. National examination throughout collected along range psycholinguistic...
Adolescents with specific language impairment (SLI) are at a greater risk of emotional and behavioral problems compared to their typically developing (TD) peers, but little is known about self-perceived strengths difficulties. In this study, the self-reported social, functioning 139 adolescents history SLI 124 TD individuals age 16 was examined. The self-report version Strengths Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) used assess prosocial behavior levels peer, Associations these areas gender,...
The aim of the present study was to use longitudinal data provide a detailed profile early word combinations by children with SLI. Three SLI were videotaped during mother-child interactions in home over 2-year period. obtained compared MLU-matched samples normal language-learning from Wells' (1981) database, which provided control for linguistic measures used this study. A range analyses carried out on controlled order determine how SLI's utterances those language peers. specifically...
ABSTRACT In this study we compared the conversations of mothers and fathers with their children at 1;3 159, special attention to breakdown-repair sequences. We found that, overall, secondary caregiver experienced more communicative breakdowns than did primary mothers. More specifically, requested clarification often mothers, they most used a non-specific query (e.g. What ?). Mothers specific queries Put it where ?) were involved in ‘looped’ sequences involving multiple requests for...
Traditionally, autism and specific language impairment (SLI) have been regarded as distinct disorders but, more recently, evidence has put forward for a closer link between them: common set of problems, in particular receptive difficulties the existence intermediate cases including pragmatic impairment. The present study aimed to examine prevalence spectrum large sample adolescents with history SLI.The presence was examined seventy-six 14-year-olds confirmed SLI. A variety instruments were...
A longitudinal comparison was made between development of verbal and visuo-spatial short-term memory vocabulary in children with Down syndrome (DS), specific language impairment (SLI), typically developing as a control group. Participants were 12 DS (6 males, 6 females; mean chronological age 9y 9mo [SD 2.8mo], range 8y 6mo to 11y 4mo); nine SLI (4 5 3y 4.8mo], 3mo 4y 5mo); (5 7 4mo 3.9mo], 3mo). matched on mental (mean All participants completed memory, expressive receptive tasks three...
Purpose To investigate the longitudinal trajectories of verbal and nonverbal skills in individuals with a history specific language impairment (SLI) from childhood to adolescence. This study focuses on SLI only investigates within-participant measures across abilities. Method Verbal were assessed 242 children at ages 7, 8, 11, 14, 16, 17. Discrete factor growth modeling was used examine developmental for whole group identify subgroups basis novel, developmental, multidimensional approach....