Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2006):

The persistence of language disorders in a group of disadvantaged grade 3 learners.

Full Abstract

A strong correlation between early language impairment and academic failure has been suggested by past research. This followup cohort study of 25 monolingual, disadvantaged grade 3 learners investigated whether the language impairments diagnosed in their preschool year were still evident after 3 years of school attendance, maturation and speech-language therapy. The results verified the persistence of preschool language impairments, which have been associated with poor reading and academic failure.

Learn Faster Today      Improve your study skills

Author information

Author/s: Klop, Daleen (D); Tuomi, Seppo K (SK);

Affiliation: Department Speech-Language-Hearing Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg. dk(-atsign-)sun.ac.za

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: The South African journal of communication disorders. Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings (S Afr J Commun Disord), published in South Africa. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-; vol 54 (issue ) : pp 59-66

Dates: Created 2008/02/04; Completed 2008/03/13;

PMID: 18240661, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

Sourced from the National Library of Medicine. Abstract text and other information may be subject to copyright.

External Links for this article (including full text providers, if available):

Click Electronic Full-text Provider Links to see options for finding the electronic full text links to this article. Note there may be a subscription or fee required for access to the full text. See our FAQ for information on finding FREE full text articles.

This article may also be located in paper journal collections available in many libraries. Use the Journal and Publication Information above to find the full article.

MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Child Female Humans Language Disorders - epidemiology

Learning Disorders - epidemiology Male Reading Underachievement

Related articles

These are the highest related articles currently in the database:

• Foundations for literacy: emergent literacy competencies of grade R learners on the Cape Flats. 30 Dec 2006
• The perceptions of students in the allied health professions towards stroke rehabilitation teams and the SLP's role. 29 Jul 2006
• The response to intervention of English language learners at risk for reading problems. 30 Aug 2006
• The school-based speech-language therapist: choosing multicultural texts. 30 Dec 2004
• Age of acquisition modulates neural activity for both regular and irregular syntactic functions. 28 Mar 2007
• Young L2 learners' performance on a novel morpheme task. 29 Jun 2007
• Effectiveness of Spanish intervention for first-grade English language learners at risk for reading difficulties. 30 Dec 2005
• The use of visual cues in the perception of non-native consonant contrasts. 27 Feb 2006
• The effect of social disadvantage on motor development in young children: a comparative study. 29 Nov 2007
• Brain structure predicts the learning of foreign speech sounds. 5 Apr 2006

See 100+ related articles.

Related Article Map

Legend: - FREE Full text Article. - Abstract only. - Title only. More help.

See a large map of 100+ related articles.