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Çapa Tayyare, Begüm; Gerçek, Evrim; Dursun, Erbil; Akçin, Nur – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Executive functions (EFs) are an umbrella term that includes various cognitive abilities (such as inhibition, planning, goal-setting, monitoring, and shifting). There is common agreement that there are three main EFs: inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility, and working memory. Further studies have reported that compared to typically developing…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Executive Function, Inhibition, Self Control
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Vaillant, Emma; Oostrom, Kim J.; Beckerman, Heleen; Vermeulen, Jeroen R.; Buizer, Annemieke I.; Geytenbeek, Johanna J. M. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2022
Background: The majority of children with cerebral palsy (CP) experience challenges in functional communication from a young age. A pivotal aspect of functional communication is language comprehension. A variety of classification systems and questionnaires are available to classify and describe functional communication skills in children with CP.…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Communication Disorders, Communication Skills, Language Skills
Molinini, Rebecca; Koziol, Natalie A.; Tripathi, Tanya; Harbourne, Regina T.; McCoy, Sarah Westcott; Lobo, Michele A.; Bovaird, James; Dusing, Stacey – Grantee Submission, 2021
Aim: There is a lack of evidence-based tools for measuring problem-solving in young children with motor delays. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the construct validity and responsiveness of the Assessment of Problem-Solving in Play. Methods: 125 young children (10.72, SD 2.62 months) with mild, moderate, and severe motor delays were…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Young Children, Developmental Delays, Psychomotor Skills
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Carl, Micalle; Icht, Michal – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2021
Background: Developmental dysarthria is a motor speech impairment commonly characterized by varying levels of reduced speech intelligibility. The relationship between intelligibility deficits and acoustic vowel space among these individuals has long been noted in the literature, with evidence of vowel centralization (e.g., in English and…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Speech Impairments, Correlation, Auditory Perception
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Chen, Li-Mei; Hustad, Katherine C.; Kent, Ray D.; Lin, Yu Ching – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2018
Purpose: This study explored the speech characteristics of Mandarin-speaking children with cerebral palsy (CP) and typically developing (TD) children to determine (a) how children in the 2 groups may differ in their speech patterns and (b) the variables correlated with speech intelligibility for words and sentences. Method: Data from 6 children…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Cerebral Palsy, Mandarin Chinese, Children
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Cupples, L.; Ching, T. Y. C.; Leigh, G.; Martin, L.; Gunnourie, M.; Button, L.; Marnane, V.; Hou, S.; Zhang, V.; Flynn, C.; Van Buynder, P. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2018
Background: This study examined language development in young children with hearing loss and different types of additional disabilities (ADs). Method: A population-based cohort of 67 children who were enrolled in the Longitudinal Outcomes of Children with Hearing Impairment study took part. Language ability was directly assessed at 3 and 5 years…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Disabilities