Visual-motor integration performance in children with severe specific language impairment.
Background This study investigated (1) the visual-motor integration (VMI) performance of children with severe specific language impairment (SLI), and any effect of age, gender, socio-economic status and concomitant speech impairment; and (2) the relationship between language and VMI performance. It...
| Published in: | Child: Care, Health & Development Vol. 42; no. 5; pp. 742 - 750 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Sep2016
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=117168648&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 117168648 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 03051862 6NX jtl: Child: Care, Health & Development issn: 03051862 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Sep2016 vid: 42 iid: 5 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 117168648 117168648 117168648 10.1111/cch.12365 117168648 ppf: 742 ppct: 8 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Visual-motor integration performance in children with severe specific language impairment. aug: au: Nicola, K. Watter, P. affil: Physiotherapy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD, Australia sug: subj: Sensory Motor Integration Language Disorders Psychomotor Performance In Infancy and Childhood Human Socioeconomic Factors Sex Factors Male Female Child, Preschool Child Adolescence Australia Clinical Assessment Tools Language Tests Data Analysis Software Descriptive Statistics Univariate Statistics Linear Regression Multivariate Analysis Retrospective Design Child, Preschool: 2-5 years Child: 6-12 years Adolescent: 13-18 years Male Female ab: Background This study investigated (1) the visual-motor integration (VMI) performance of children with severe specific language impairment (SLI), and any effect of age, gender, socio-economic status and concomitant speech impairment; and (2) the relationship between language and VMI performance. It is hypothesized that children with severe SLI would present with VMI problems irrespective of gender and socio-economic status; however, VMI deficits will be more pronounced in younger children and those with concomitant speech impairment. Furthermore, it is hypothesized that there will be a relationship between VMI and language performance, particularly in receptive scores. Methods Children enrolled between 2000 and 2008 in a school dedicated to children with severe speech-language impairments were included, if they met the criteria for severe SLI with or without concomitant speech impairment which was verified by a government organization. Results from all initial standardized language and VMI assessments found during a retrospective review of chart files were included. Results The final study group included 100 children (males = 76), from 4 to 14 years of age with mean language scores at least 2SD below the mean. For VMI performance, 52% of the children scored below −1SD, with 25% of the total group scoring more than 1.5SD below the mean. Age, gender and the addition of a speech impairment did not impact on VMI performance; however, children living in disadvantaged suburbs scored significantly better than children residing in advantaged suburbs. Receptive language scores of the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals was the only score associated with and able to predict VMI performance. Conclusions A small subgroup of children with severe SLI will also have poor VMI skills. The best predictor of poor VMI is receptive language scores on the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals. Children with poor receptive language performance may benefit from VMI assessment and multidisciplinary management. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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