Nonverbal Communication and Early Language Acquisition in Children With Down Syndrome and in Normally Developing Children

This longitudinal study found that 37 preschool children with Down's syndrome, compared to children with normal development, exhibited a disturbance in nonverbal requesting, and individual differences in nonverbal requesting were associated with subsequent development of expressive language in...

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Published in:Journal of speech and hearing research 1995-02, Vol.38 (1), p.157-167
Main Authors: Mundy, Peter, Kasari, Connie, Sigman, Marian, Ruskin, Ellen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child Development
Child Language
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Developmental Disabilities - etiology
Developmental Tasks
Down Syndrome - complications
Down's syndrome
Downs Syndrome
Female
Humans
Infant
Infants
Language Acquisition
Language Development
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Motor Skills
Nonverbal Communication
Preschool Children
Requests
Verbal Learning
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Summary:This longitudinal study found that 37 preschool children with Down's syndrome, compared to children with normal development, exhibited a disturbance in nonverbal requesting, and individual differences in nonverbal requesting were associated with subsequent development of expressive language in these children. Data indicate that acquisition of nonverbal communication skills provides an important foundation for emergence of language. (Author/JDD)
ISSN:0022-4685
1092-4388
1558-9102
DOI:10.1044/jshr.3801.157