Browsing by Author "Tuomi, Seppo K."

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    The persistence of language disorders in a group of disadvantaged Grade 3 learners
    (AOSIS, 2007) Klop, Daleen; Tuomi, Seppo K.
    A strong correlation between early language impairment and academic failure has been suggested by past research. This follow-up cohort study of 25 monolingual, disadvantaged grade 3 learners investigated whether the language impairments diagnosed in their preschool year were still evident after 3 years of school attendance, maturation and speech-language therapy. The results verified the persistence of preschool language impairments, which have been associated with poor reading and academic failure.