Predicting Longitudinal Change in Language Production and Comprehension in Individuals With Down Syndrome: Hierarchical Linear Modeling

Longitudinal change in syntax comprehension and production skill, measured over six years, was modeled in 31 individuals (ages 5-20) with Down syndrome. The best fitting Hierarchical Linear Modeling model of comprehension uses age and visual and auditory short-term memory as predictors of initial st...

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Published in:Journal of speech, language, and hearing research language, and hearing research, 2002-10, Vol.45 (5), p.902-915
Main Authors: Chapman, Robin S, Hesketh, Linda J, Kistler, Doris J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Adults
Age Differences
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Chromosome aberrations
Cognition & reasoning
Cognition Disorders - complications
Cognition Disorders - diagnosis
Comprehension
Demographic aspects
Developmental Stages
Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome - complications
Down's syndrome
Downs syndrome
Elementary Secondary Education
Expressive Language
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health aspects
Hierarchical models
Humans
Language Acquisition
Language development
Language Disorders - complications
Language Disorders - diagnosis
Language Skills
Language Tests
Learning disabilities
Linguistics - methods
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical genetics
Medical sciences
Memory
Mental Age
Predictor Variables
Prospective Studies
Receptive Language
Severity of Illness Index
Short term memory
Social aspects
Speech
Speech Perception
Speech Production Measurement
Statistics
Syntactic comprehension disorders
Syntax
Thinking Skills
Utterance length
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Summary:Longitudinal change in syntax comprehension and production skill, measured over six years, was modeled in 31 individuals (ages 5-20) with Down syndrome. The best fitting Hierarchical Linear Modeling model of comprehension uses age and visual and auditory short-term memory as predictors of initial status, and age for growth trajectory. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
ISSN:1092-4388
1558-9102
DOI:10.1044/1092-4388(2002/073)