An Exploratory Study of the Development of Early Syllable Structure in Reading-Impaired Children

Autor: Jenny A. Roberts, Susan Lambrecht Smith, Rebekah Tozer, John L. Locke
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Journal of Learning Disabilities. 43:294-307
ISSN: 1538-4780
0022-2194
DOI: 10.1177/0022219410369094
Popis: Babbling between the ages of 8 and 19 months was examined in 19 children, 13 of whom were at high risk for reading disorder (RD) and 6 normally reading children at low familial risk for RD. Development of syllable complexity was examined at five periods across this 11-month window. Results indicated that children who later evidenced RD produced a lower proportion of canonical utterances and less complex syllable structures than children without RD. As syllable complexity is an early indicator of phonological sophistication, differences at this level may offer a window into how the phonological system of children with RD is structured. Future directions for this line of research are discussed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE