1997
DOI: 10.1044/jslhr.4003.468
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Symbolic Play of Children With Language Impairment

Abstract: There have been a number of studies that have reported on the symbolic play abilities of children assessed as demonstrating developmental language disorders or specific language impairment. In general, this research has reported significant differences in the symbolic play abilities of children with language impairment and those developing language normally. In most, though interestingly, not all cases, the differences reflected less developed symbolic play of the children with language impairments. It will be… Show more

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“…As Casby (1997) argued, language impairment should not be taken to indicate deficits in general representational ability or even specific symbolic play deficits. At a minimum, the identification of equivalent play capacities in deaf and hearing children indicates that deaf and hearing children are on a par with respect to cognitive representational function that is involved in pretense.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
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“…As Casby (1997) argued, language impairment should not be taken to indicate deficits in general representational ability or even specific symbolic play deficits. At a minimum, the identification of equivalent play capacities in deaf and hearing children indicates that deaf and hearing children are on a par with respect to cognitive representational function that is involved in pretense.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…1 Play was first coded from videotapes in accordance with a mutually exclusive and exhaustive play category system that included eight levels and a default (no play) category derived from previous research (see Appendix; Bornstein et al, 1996). This play code is behaviorally based and independent of language (see Casby, 1997). Play was coded continuously, noting play level as well as start and end times (to 1 s).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…[13][14][15][16][17] Research has also shown that children with DLDs have delayed play skills including diminished symbolic play and lower levels of complexity of play than typical same-aged peers. [18][19][20] A recent study of typical and DLD Spanish-speaking children revealed complexity of play skills was significantly associated with language scores. 14 Language sample measures including mean length of utterance in words (MLU-W) and number of different words (NDW) produced seem to capture early linguistic development and risk of DLDs in Spanish-speaking children, and can typically be observed from naturalistic or structured parent-child interactions.…”
Section: Toddler Language Screening Measuresmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…14 Language sample measures including mean length of utterance in words (MLU-W) and number of different words (NDW) produced seem to capture early linguistic development and risk of DLDs in Spanish-speaking children, and can typically be observed from naturalistic or structured parent-child interactions. [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] There is evidence that Spanish-speaking parents in the United States are also accurate at identifying language learning difficulties in toddler and preschool-age children. 23,[26][27][28][29][30] A recent study reported classification accuracy values of 87% sensitivity and 86% specificity for a 100-item Spanish vocabulary parent checklist, the Inventarios del Desarrollo de Habilidades Comunicativas palabras y Enunciados (INV-II), as well as 91% sensitivity and 86% specificity for parent report of mean length of child's three longest utterances (RM3L).…”
Section: Toddler Language Screening Measuresmentioning
confidence: 99%