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Speech an language development in preschool twins.
By: Hay, D. A.
Contributor(s): Prior, M | Collett, S.
Subject(s): Twins | language | play | sociability | sex differences | preschool In: Acta Geneticae Medicae et Gemellologiae: twin research 36(2)Summary: While language, articulation and reading problems have been well ducumented in young twins, it is not clear how extensive such problems can be how early in childhood they become evident. At the age of 30 months, twin boys in the La Trobe twin study were 8 months behind matched singletons and twin girls on expressive language and 6 months behind on verbal comprehension. They were also 5 months behind on symbolic play and this delay was closely related to language. "Secret" language characterised most of the twin boys but to other children helps the twin boys, 38-53 month old twins and singletons were matched on the Columbia mental maturity scale at the time of starting preschool| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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While language, articulation and reading problems have been well ducumented in young twins, it is not clear how extensive such problems can be how early in childhood they become evident. At the age of 30 months, twin boys in the La Trobe twin study were 8 months behind matched singletons and twin girls on expressive language and 6 months behind on verbal comprehension. They were also 5 months behind on symbolic play and this delay was closely related to language. "Secret" language characterised most of the twin boys but to other children helps the twin boys, 38-53 month old twins and singletons were matched on the Columbia mental maturity scale at the time of starting preschool