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Parent Telegraphic Speech Use and Spoken Language in Preschoolers with ASD
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Venker, Courtney E.; Bolt, Daniel M.; Meyer, Allison; Sindberg, Heidi; Weismer, Susan Ellis; Tager-Flusberg, Helen – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2015
Purpose: There is considerable controversy regarding whether to use telegraphic or grammatical input when speaking to young children with language delays, including children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study examined telegraphic speech use in parents of preschoolers with ASD and associations with children's spoken language 1 year…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Delayed Speech
Lexical and Grammatical Skills in Toddlers on the Autism Spectrum Compared to Late Talking Toddlers
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Weismer, Susan Ellis; Gernsbacher, Morton Ann; Stronach, Sheri; Karasinski, Courtney; Eernisse, Elizabeth R.; Venker, Courtney E.; Sindberg, Heidi – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
This study compared language development in 30-month-old toddlers on the autism spectrum and 25-month-old late talking toddlers without autism. Groups were matched on overall productive vocabulary (and nonverbal cognition was controlled) in order to compare language acquisition patterns related to vocabulary composition and early…
Descriptors: Delayed Speech, Semantics, Autism, Grammar
Longitudinal Relationships between Lexical and Grammatical Development in Typical and Late-Talking Children
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Moyle, Maura Jones; Weismer, Susan Ellis; Evans, Julia L.; Lindstrom, Mary J. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2007
Purpose: This study examined the longitudinal relationships between lexical and grammatical development in typically developing (TD) and late-talking children for the purposes of testing the single-mechanism account of language acquisition and comparing the developmental trajectories of lexical and grammatical development in late-talking and TD…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Young Children, Delayed Speech, Grammar
Utility of the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory in Identifying Language Abilities of Late-Talking and Typically Developing Toddlers
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Heilmann, John; Weismer, Susan Ellis; Evans, Julia; Hollar, Christine – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2005
The present study investigated the validity of the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory (CDI) for a group of toddlers 30 months of age. Study 1 examined the concurrent validity of the CDI for a group of 38 late talkers. Significant correlations were found between the CDI and direct measures of language abilities. Study 2 used…
Descriptors: Validity, Measures (Individuals), Toddlers, Delayed Speech
A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Language Development in Late Talkers.
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Weismer, Susan Ellis; And Others – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1994
This longitudinal investigation charted the course of cognitive and language development from the prelinguistic period to multiword productions in 19 typically developing toddlers and 4 toddlers who were subsequently identified as having a late onset of expressive language. Three different developmental profiles were identified, and predictors of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Delayed Speech, Developmental Stages, Expressive Language
Comparison of Two Methods for Promoting Productive Vocabulary in Late Talkers.
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Weismer, Susan Ellis; And Others – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1993
The effectiveness of two language treatment methods, modeling versus modeling plus evoked production, in promoting productive vocabulary in three late-talking toddlers was compared. Two subjects differed as to which particular treatment method was associated with better performance. Neither treatment method was effective for the third subject.…
Descriptors: Delayed Speech, Expressive Language, Instructional Effectiveness, Modeling (Psychology)
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