Developmental dyslexia and specific language impairment (SLI) were for many years
treated as distinct disorders but are now often regarded as different manifestations of the …

In this article, we critically review the evidence for overlap among three developmental
disorders, namely speech sound disorder (SSD), language impairment (LI), and reading …

This chapter reviews the studies that look at social and pragmatic impairments in children
with Specific language impairment (SLI), considering how frequent these are, and how far …

Improving the reliability and efficiency of scientific research will increase the credibility of the
published scientific literature and accelerate discovery. Here we argue for the adoption of …

This is a Classic Edition of Dorothy Bishop's award-winning textbook on the development of
language comprehension, which has been in print since 1997, and now includes a new …

Abstract Language and literacy skills were assessed in 83 8 1/2‐year olds whose language
development had been impaired at 4 years of age. Provided that language problems had …

This paper reports a longitudinal follow-up of 71 adolescents with a preschool history of
speech-language impairment, originally studied by Bishop and Edmundson (1987). These …

Background Lack of agreement about criteria and terminology for children's language
problems affects access to services as well as hindering research and practice. We report …

The Children's Nonword Repetition Test (CNRep) was given to 39 children with persistent
language impairment (LI), 13 with a history of having received speech‐language therapy …

The Children's Communication Checklist (CCC) was developed to assess aspects of
communicative impairment that are not adequately evaluated by contemporary standardised …