Language assessment of non‐handicapped twins at 5 years of age

Gücüyener, Kıvılcım; Arhan, Ebru; Soysal, A. Şebnem; Ergenekon, Ebru; Turan, Özden; Önal, Esra; Koç, Esin; Türkyılmaz, Canan; Atalay, Yıldız

doi:10.1111/j.1442-200x.2011.03425.x

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“…Clinically, speech language pathologists and teachers should take into account these small differences in language development when working with twins. These results are in accordance with recent studies [3,4,5] in younger children. Language in these studies was investigated using questionnaires, psychological batteries or simple language tests.…”

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confidence: 83%

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Language Development of Three- to Twelve-Year-Old Twins Compared to Singletons

D’haeseleer

Geenens

Parmentier

et al. 2016

Folia Phoniatr Logop

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Objective: The language development of twins tends to lag behind in comparison to that of singletons. The purpose of this study was to compare expressive and receptive language skills of 3- to 12-year-old twins with singletons. Secondly, correlations between language differences between twins and singletons and age were investigated. Patients and Methods: Twenty-four twins with a mean age of 5.1 years participated in the study. The control group consisted of 24 singletons who were matched for gender and age. Language development was investigated using the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals. Results: Twins scored significantly lower for expressive and receptive language skills compared to singletons. Even when excluding preterm-born children, twins still scored significantly lower for expressive language skills. There was no correlation between age and language differences between twins and their matched singletons. Conclusion: Twins score lower for expressive and receptive language skills compared to singletons, and preterm birth cannot be regarded as the main cause for the language delay. The language delay in twins is rather mild but does not seem to decrease with increasing age.

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“…Monozygotic twins and boys had lower scores than dizygotic twins and girls. Gucuyener et al [5] investigated expressive vocabulary in 5-year-old term and preterm twins and singletons and found that even after excluding most premature twins, twins performed worse than singletons.…”

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Language Development of Three- to Twelve-Year-Old Twins Compared to Singletons

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Parmentier

et al. 2016

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“…The results of Gucuyener et al . () indicate that twins born as a result of IVF are at a disadvantage in terms of language development in comparison with spontaneously conceived twins. However, it is not clear which mechanisms are involved.…”

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“…Singletons scored significantly better for all language skills. Gucuyener et al (2011) investigated language development of twins and found a language delay of 3 months in term IVF twins compared with term IVF singletons. In the literature it has been shown that language development of twins is slightly different compared with singletons , Hay et al 1987.…”

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Language development of children born following intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) combined with assisted oocyte activation (AOA)

D’haeseleer

Meerschaut

Bettens

et al. 2014

Intl J Lang & Comm Disor

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This study presents the first data concerning language outcome in 3-10-year-old children born following AOA. General language scores of the AOA children in this study are located within the normal ranges. The language development of singletons was significantly better compared with twins. Although the results are reassuring for language development, in future long-term follow-up studies in this population are necessary.

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“…In the case of boy-girl twins, the girls scored higher than their brothers in six out of seven cases. These results were not surprising; studies have shown that one twin is usually stronger than the other in verbal skills in their native language (Gucuyener et al, 2011) and that girls develop oral proficiency as much as 1 year ahead of boys (Gurian & Stevens, 2011). In their study, Gucuyener et.…”

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Second Language Acquisition at the Early Childhood Level: A 5‐Year Longitudinal Case Study of Pre‐Kindergarten Through First‐Grade Students

Billak¹

2012

TESOL Journal

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This 5‐year longitudinal study investigated the English language acquisition and development of students in pre‐Kindergarten through Grade 1 at a U.S.‐accredited international school. Of the 1,509 students tested, the overwhelming majority were nonnative English speakers. The data provide valuable insight into the rate of second language acquisition for students at each grade level, including information on twins and students with learning differences. A strong emotional factor affecting language learning was also revealed. In addition, the researcher reviewed speaking scores to determine any far‐reaching future correlation with reading/literacy test scores at the kindergarten and fourth‐grade levels. Information on interventions used in an effort to raise proficiency levels and the effects of native‐ versus nonnative‐English‐speaking teachers on language scores is also included.

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Language assessment of non‐handicapped twins at 5 years of age

Cited by 14 publications

References 18 publications

Language Development of Three- to Twelve-Year-Old Twins Compared to Singletons

Language Development of Three- to Twelve-Year-Old Twins Compared to Singletons

Language development of children born following intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) combined with assisted oocyte activation (AOA)

Second Language Acquisition at the Early Childhood Level: A 5‐Year Longitudinal Case Study of Pre‐Kindergarten Through First‐Grade Students

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