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Mackie, Clare; Dockrell, Julie E. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2004
Children with specific language impairment (SLI) have associated difficulties in reading decoding and reading comprehension. To date, few research studies have examined the children's written language. The aim of the present study was to (a) evaluate the nature and extent of the children's difficulties with writing and (b) investigate the…
Descriptors: Written Language, Syntax, Writing Evaluation, Age