Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: List of contributors vii 7. Specific language impairment -- Foreword ix across languages 115 -- Laurence B. Leonard -- 1. Acquiring syntax is not what -- you think 1 8. Experimental studies of language -- Michael Tomasello learning impairments: -- From research to remediation 131 -- 2. Grammatical symptoms of specific Paula Tallal -- language impairment 17 -- Mabel L. Rice 9. Intervention for children with -- developmental language delay 157 -- 3. Genetics and early language Susan Ellis Weismer -- development: A UK study of twins 35 -- Robert Plomin and Philip S. Dale 10. Recasting, elicited imitation and -- modelling in grammar intervention -- 4. Reading and language impairments for children with specific language -- in conditions of poverty 53 impairments 177 -- Grover J Whitehurst and Marc E. Fey and -- Janet E. Fischel Kerry Proctor-Williams -- 5. Barriers to literacy development in 11. Predicting outcomes of early -- children with speech and language expressive language delay: -- difficulties 73 Ethical implications 195 -- Joy Stackhouse Rhea Paul -- 6. Pragmatic language impairment: 12. Educational placements for -- A correlate of SLI, a distinct children with specific language -- subgroup, or part of the autistic impairments 211 -- continuum? 99 Gina Conti-Ramsden and -- Dorothy V.M. Bishop Nicola Botting -- 13. Language difficulties and 16. Research into practice: -- psychopathology 227 Future prospects 273 -- Ian M. Goodyer Michael Rutter -- 14. Language and literacy skills: Author index 291 -- Who is at risk and why? 245 Subject index 301 -- Margaret J Snowling -- 15. Acquired epileptic aphasia (AEA) -- or Landau-Kleffner syndrome: -- From childhood to adulthood 261 -- Thierry Deonna.