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Catts, Hugh W.; Adlof, Suzanne M.; Weismer, Susan Ellis – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2006
Purpose: To examine concurrently and retrospectively the language abilities of children with specific reading comprehension deficits ("poor comprehenders") and compare them to typical readers and children with specific decoding deficits ("poor decoders"). Method: In Study 1, the authors identified 57 poor comprehenders, 27 poor decoders, and 98…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Grade 8, Reading Achievement
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Catts, Hugh W.; Adlof, Suzanne M.; Hogan, Tiffany P.; Weismer, Susan Ellis – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2005
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether specific language impairment (SLI) and dyslexia are distinct developmental disorders. Method: Study 1 investigated the overlap between SLI identified in kindergarten and dyslexia identified in 2nd, 4th, or 8th grades in a representative sample of 527 children. Study 2 examined…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Dyslexia, Developmental Disabilities, Kindergarten