Dockrell, Julie E;
Lindsay, Geoff;
Connelly, Vincent;
Mackie, Clare;
(2007)
Constraints in the production of written text in children with specific language impairments.
Exceptional Children
, 73
(2)
pp. 147-164.
10.1177/001440290707300202.
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Abstract
The writing performance of 64 elementary school children with a history of specific language impairment was examined to evaluate both the nature of the children's difficulties with writing and the relationship between oral language, reading, and writing. Children were assessed at age 8 on a range of language, literacy, and cognitive measures and reassessed at age 10 when they completed a standardized writing measure. At age 10 the children continued to experience problems with oral language and language levels were significantly poorer than nonverbal skills. Writing was characterized by short texts with poor sentence structure and little evidence of ideas and organization. Both concurrent measures of receptive vocabulary and reading skill were significant factors in explaining levels of written language.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Constraints in the production of written text in children with specific language impairments |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1177/001440290707300202 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/001440290707300202 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10000769 |
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