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Assessing Language Delay in Twins: Low Gesture Use and Birth History Factors
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Foran, Lori G.; Evans, Kelli J.; Beverly, Brenda L. – Infants and Young Children, 2021
Identification of language disorders in children younger than 3 years remains challenging despite agreement that early intervention improves outcomes. This study of twin language and gesture development substantiated the twinning effect, an unexplained lag in expressive and receptive language seen in twins, for a group of 88, 16- to 18-month-old…
Descriptors: Twins, Language Impairments, Developmental Delays, Toddlers