On the sensitivity and specificity of nonword repetition and sentence recall to language and memory impairments in children

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 899-914

  Archibald, Lisa M D ^a   Joanisse, Marc F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nonword repetition; Sentence recall; Short term memory; Specific language impairment; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NONWORD REPETITION TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECALL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENTENCE RECALL TEST; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VOCABULARY;

EID: 68149137214     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2009/08-0099)     Document Type: Article

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