Language Disorders
Essays

There are many differences between treating language disorders between adults and children. For children, the use of language intervention activities is very common, these exercises use a specialized language specialist…

Children with language disorders can trace their deficiency to either hearing impairment(HI) or specific Language Impairment(SLI). This article compares children with HI to those with SLI with an emphasis on the causes of their language disorder. The authors conclude that a problem with the child's phonological short-term memory is the main cause in either case, bit for different reasons.

The prevalence of language impairment in young children is not that uncommon. Accordingly, researches have been testing possible interventions to minimize the impact that these impairments have on the child’s development. This review examines both the research literature and background information on the neurobiological correlates of language development to better understand the interventions being tested.