Empirically based early intervention programs for children with autistic disorders – a selective literature reviewAutistic Disorders (AD) are characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication, as well as by stereotyped behaviors and ...
Multilingual children and language impairmentAbstract. For many children with a migration background, difficulties acquiring their second language skills influences their educational success. Because of the wide ...
Abstract. This article compares the development of macrostructural narrative skills of monolingual and simultaneously bilingual preschoolers in telling a picture story. It also addresses the connections between ...
Zusammenfassung. In diesem Artikel werden empirische Untersuchungsbefunde zur Entwicklung des aktiven Wortschatzes und zur Sprachförderdiagnostik bei multilingualen Primarschulkindern dargestellt. Bei 258 bilingualen Erst- bis Fünftklässlern aus Luxemburg ...
Zusammenfassung. In einer Längsschnittstudie wurde versucht, unter Berücksichtigung des Sozialstatus mögliche Effekte eines erhöhten Fernsehkonsums auf die Entwicklung von Sprach- und Lesekompetenzen von Vor- und Grundschulkindern aufzudecken. Im Rahmen ...
Considerations on the early psychodiagnostics of developmental language disordersAbstract. Impaired language development counts as a risk factor in the further cognitive and psychosocial development of the child, for acquiring the secondary verbal ...
Relationships among television viewing, intelligence, and the development of language skills and reading competencies in elementary school childrenAbstract. A longitudinal study was carried out to assess effects of TV consumption on the development of ...
Assessing a Group Test for Reception of Grammar Based on the TROG-DAbstract. The TROG-D (a German [D] adaption of the Test for Reception of Grammar [TROG]; Bishop, 1989) is an accepted measure for the reception of grammar in German. However, it has to be ...
Language and theory of mind: A longitudinal study of three- to four-year-oldsAbstract. This longitudinal study investigated the causal relation between language and theory of mind by taking into account the contribution of working memory measures. ...
Zusammenfassung. Ziel der vorliegenden Studie war eine standardisierte Bestimmung des Sprachentwicklungsstands frühgeborener Kinder im Alter von 2 Jahren. Stichprobe: 39 Frühgeborene (geb. 1999) ohne schwere neurologische Auffälligkeiten, die postnatal im ...
Short- and long-term effects of day care during early childhood on cognitive and language development with special reference to day care qualityThis paper provides an overview of the current state of research on the short- and long-term effects of early ...
Socio-Emotional Competencies of Preschool Dual Language Learners and Their Interplay with (Second) Language Competencies in GermanAbstract. This paper examines the socio-emotional competencies of young dual language learners and their bidirectional ...
Preterm birth. A risk factor for disorders in language development?Abstract. In the last 20 years increased survival rates have led to growing research interest in the developmental chances of very and extremely preterm infants. Main questions concern ...
Security of attachment and the development of speech and cognitionAbstract. This study focuses on the analysis of relationships between infants' attachment and the development of speech and cognition. It is expected that a secure attachment will be ...
Frankfurt Early Intervention Program (FFIP) for preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): First results for language developmentAutism spectrum disorders (ASD) are heterogeneous and persistent developmental disorders. Over the last decades, ...
Specific Language ImpairmentAbstract.Language acquisition is a crucial developmental task during the first years of a child’s life. Non-achievement leads to massive problems for the child’s social and cognitive (school) development. If language problems ...
Early Predictors of Development of Children With Permanent Hearing ImpairmentAbstract.Theoretical background: Overall, 6.1 % of the population are affected by hearing impairment (HI). There is high variability in developmental outcomes of children with ...
3 in 1: Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of E-Books for Promoting Language, Emergent Literacy and Early Reading in Early Education and CareAbstract.Theoretical Background: Language and literacy competencies are strong predictors of ...
Speech Perception in InfancyAbstract: Before they speak their first word, infants reach important milestones in their language development. In particular, their speech perception becomes attuned to the ambient language, first to its ...
Analysing Language Growth in the Majority Language German in Bi-/Multilingual Preschool ChildrenAbstract:Theoretical background: Multilingual children differ substantially in their language abilities, however data on the ...