Individual differences in children's pragmatic ability: A review of associations with formal language, social cognition, and executive functions

D Matthews, H Biney, K Abbot-Smith - Language Learning and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Children vary in their ability to use language in social contexts and this has important
consequences for wellbeing. We review studies that test whether individual differences in …

The link between social communication and mental health from childhood to young adulthood: A systematic review

M Dall, J Fellinger, D Holzinger - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This systematic review investigates the current state of the literature on the association
between social communication (SC) skills and mental health outcomes in children and …

Deprivation and psychopathology in the Fragile Families Study: A 15‐year longitudinal investigation

AB Miller, L Machlin, KA McLaughlin… - Journal of Child …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Early adversity consistently predicts youth psychopathology. However, the
pathways linking unique dimensions of early adversity, such as deprivation, to …

[HTML][HTML] Emotional and behavioural needs in children with specific language impairment and in children with autism spectrum disorder: The importance of pragmatic …

WA Helland, T Helland - Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Language problems may negatively affect children's behaviour and have
detrimental effects on the development of peer-relations. Aims We investigated and …

Early intervention, parent talk, and pragmatic language in children with hearing loss

C Yoshinaga-Itano, AL Sedey, CA Mason… - …, 2020 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Pragmatic language skills form the foundation for
conversational competence, whereas deficits in this area are associated with behavioral …

Social cognition in children with ADHD

EM Parke, ML Becker, SJ Graves… - Journal of Attention …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Despite evidence of social skill deficits in children with ADHD, there is no
consensus regarding a social cognitive profile and whether these skills predict behavior …

What you say, and how you say it: Preschoolers' growth in vocabulary and communication skills differentially predict kindergarten academic achievement and self …

KA Ramsook, JA Welsh, KL Bierman - Social Development, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The idea that language skills support school readiness, predicting later self‐regulation and
academic success, is widely accepted. Although vocabulary is often emphasized in the …

Topic maintenance in social conversation: What children need to learn and evidence this can be taught

K Abbot-Smith, J Dockrell, A Sturrock… - First …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Individual differences in children's social communication have been shown to mediate the
relationship between poor vocabulary or grammar and behavioural difficulties. Moreover …

Pragmatic language skills: A comparison of children with cochlear implants and children without hearing loss

M Socher, B Lyxell, R Ellis, M Gärskog… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Pragmatic language ability refers to the ability to use language in a social context. It has
been found to be correlated with success in general education for deaf and hard of hearing …

Multi-tiered system of supports in early childhood: Identifying gaps, considerations for application, and solutions

A Wackerle-Hollman, TD Spencer… - Early Childhood …, 2021 - Elsevier
Multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) is a model of preventative and differentiated
instruction that is designed to meet the needs of all learners (Burns et al., 2016). However …