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1990

Toddlers

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A Comparison Of The Phonological Skills Of Late Talking And Normal Toddlers, Patricia Joan Jennings Apr 1990

A Comparison Of The Phonological Skills Of Late Talking And Normal Toddlers, Patricia Joan Jennings

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In the present study, the speech of twenty-four normally speaking toddlers and twenty-eight late talking toddlers was analyzed with respect to the syllable structures produced during a speech sample. The groups were matched with regard to age, sex, and socio-economic status, all passed a hearing screening, and all scored at least 85 on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development.


A Study In The Language Acquisition Styles Of Language Delayed Toddlers, Shelly Saunders Jan 1990

A Study In The Language Acquisition Styles Of Language Delayed Toddlers, Shelly Saunders

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The purpose of the present study was to determine if language delayed toddlers, 18 to 30 months of age, were at one end of the referential/expressive continuum. It was this researcher's hypothesis that due to the restricted vocabulary of children who use an expressive language style, that the delayed toddlers would tend to be more expressive speakers.