Intervention for mixed receptive-expressive language impairment: A review

Citation

Boyle J, McCartney E, O'Hare AE & Law J (2010) Intervention for mixed receptive-expressive language impairment: A review. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 52 (11), pp. 994-999. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03750.x

Abstract
Studies indicate that language impairment that cannot be accounted for by factors such as below-average non-verbal ability, hearing impairment, behaviour or emotional problems, or neurological impairments affects some 6% of school-age children. Language impairment with a receptive language component is more resistant to intervention than specific expressive or phonological delays, and carries a greater risk of comorbid behavioural difficulties as well as adverse outcomes for language development and academic progress. This paper considers underlying explanations that may account for receptive-expressive language impairment. It also reviews evidence for the effectiveness of intervention from theory and recent systematic reviews, trials, and speech and language therapy practice..

Journal
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology: Volume 52, Issue 11