Relationships Among Motor, First, and Second Language Skills Among Bilingual Children With Language Disorders
Ashley Sanabria,
Maria Adelaida Restrepo,
Beate Peter
et al.
Abstract:Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to determine the significance and directions of the relationships among oral and manual fine motor skills and language abilities among Spanish–English bilingual children. If such relationships exist, this would support a shared biological influence on motor and language development.
Method:
Participants included 56 bilingual children, 24 of whom met criteria for developmental language disorder (DLD), recruited base… Show more
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