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Predicting Pathways of Specific Language Impairment: What Differentiates Good and Poor Outcome?
Author(s) -
Botting Nicola,
Faragher Brian,
Simkin Zoë,
Knox Emma,
ContiRamsden Gina
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/1469-7610.00799
Subject(s) - psychology , logistic regression , specific language impairment , developmental psychology , nonverbal communication , articulation (sociology) , outcome (game theory) , syntax , language disorder , clinical psychology , cognition , psychiatry , linguistics , medicine , philosophy , mathematics , mathematical economics , politics , political science , law
A group of 117 children who met criteria for Specific Language Impairment (SLI) at 7 years of age were reassessed at 11 years of age. The data gathered from both stages were used to identify predictors of good and poor outcome from earlier test assessments. Results of logistic regressions indicated that measures of narrative retelling skills and expressive syntax were the strongest predictors of overall prognosis. This finding persisted when a nonverbal measure was included as a predictor alongside language measures in the regression model. There was found to be a lack of independent predictive contribution of early measures of articulation to later overall prognosis. Demographic factors (maternal education and family income) were not differently distributed across outcome groups. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.