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Intervention for mixed receptive–expressive language impairment: a review
Author(s) -
BOYLE JAMES,
MCCARTNEY ELSPETH,
O’HARE ANNE,
LAW JAMES
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
developmental medicine and child neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.658
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1469-8749
pISSN - 0012-1622
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03750.x
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , language impairment , specific language impairment , psychology , expressive language , receptive language , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology , audiology , medicine , linguistics , psychiatry , philosophy , vocabulary
Studies indicate that language impairment that cannot be accounted for by factors such as below‐average non‐verbal ability, hearing impairment, behaviour or emotional problems, or neurological impairments affects some 6% of school‐age children. Language impairment with a receptive language component is more resistant to intervention than specific expressive or phonological delays, and carries a greater risk of comorbid behavioural difficulties as well as adverse outcomes for language development and academic progress. This paper considers underlying explanations that may account for receptive–expressive language impairment. It also reviews evidence for the effectiveness of intervention from theory and recent systematic reviews, trials, and speech and language therapy practice.