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Speech and language development for individuals with Down syndrome : an overview

By: Buckley, Sue.
Series: Down Syndrome Issues and Information.Southsea Down Syndrome Educational Trust 2000Description: vi, 42 p. ; col. ill. ; 30 cm.ISBN: 1903806003.Subject(s): DOWN SYNDROME | PRESCHOOLERS | PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE | SECONDARY SCHOOL AGE | ADOLESCENTS | SPEECH DEVELOPMENT | LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT | COMMUNICATION | VOCABULARY | JOINT ATTENTION | CHILDREN
Contents:
Introduction|Learning to talk is a process starting in infancy Building vocabulary Joint attention More vocabulary : new words throughout life Two word speech Early grammar Later grammar Is there a critical period for learning language? Speech clarity and intelligibility|The typical profile of speech and language development for children with Down syndrome|Explaining the profile of speech and language development|Is intervention for speech and language effective?|Conclusion
Summary: "Children with Down syndrome are usually good communicators. They are keen to interact socially right from infancy but they have to rely on non-verbal skills for longer than other children because they usually experience significant speech and language delay... They have specific difficulty with learning grammar and with developing clear speech. Some of the reasons for their difficulties with learning to talk are known and provide pointers for effective intervention strategies. Since speech and language skills are central to the development of mental abilities such as thinking, reasoning and remembering as well as to social inclusion, it is essential that speech and language is a focus for parents, teachers and therapists from infancy through to adult life. This overview covers development from birth to teenage years, and to understand the speech and language needs of primary and secondary age children, teachers and parents are encouraged to read the whole overview as the children's difficulties have their roots in the preschool years." - SUMMARY
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Introduction|Learning to talk is a process starting in infancy
Building vocabulary
Joint attention
More vocabulary : new words throughout life
Two word speech
Early grammar
Later grammar
Is there a critical period for learning language?
Speech clarity and intelligibility|The typical profile of speech and language development for children with Down syndrome|Explaining the profile of speech and language development|Is intervention for speech and language effective?|Conclusion

"Children with Down syndrome are usually good communicators. They are keen to interact socially right from infancy but they have to rely on non-verbal skills for longer than other children because they usually experience significant speech and language delay... They have specific difficulty with learning grammar and with developing clear speech. Some of the reasons for their difficulties with learning to talk are known and provide pointers for effective intervention strategies. Since speech and language skills are central to the development of mental abilities such as thinking, reasoning and remembering as well as to social inclusion, it is essential that speech and language is a focus for parents, teachers and therapists from infancy through to adult life. This overview covers development from birth to teenage years, and to understand the speech and language needs of primary and secondary age children, teachers and parents are encouraged to read the whole overview as the children's difficulties have their roots in the preschool years." - SUMMARY

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