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Predictors of growth or attrition of the first language in Latino children with specific language impairment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 August 2012

GABRIELA SIMON-CEREIJIDO ,
VERA F. GUTIÉRREZ-CLELLEN  and
MONICA SWEET
GABRIELA SIMON-CEREIJIDO*
Affiliation:
California State University, Los Angeles
VERA F. GUTIÉRREZ-CLELLEN
Affiliation:
San Diego State University
MONICA SWEET
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego
*
Gabriela Simon-Cereijido, Department of Communication Disorders, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90032. E-mail: gsimonc@calstatela.edu
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Abstract

We investigated the factors that may help understand the differential rates of language development in the home language (i.e., Spanish) of Latino preschoolers with specific language impairment. Children were randomly assigned to either bilingual or English-only small group interventions and followed from preschool to kindergarten. Predictors of Spanish growth included the language of intervention, the child's level of language development or severity, the child's socioemotional skills, and the child's level of English use. Spanish performance outcomes were assessed over time using a series of longitudinal models with baseline and posttreatment measures nested within child. Children demonstrated growth on Spanish outcomes over time. The language of instruction and the child's level of vocabulary and socioemotional development at baseline were significant predictors of differences in rates of growth in the home language. Clinicians may need to take into consideration these factors when making clinical recommendations.

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Applied Psycholinguistics , Volume 34 , Issue 6 , November 2013 , pp. 1219 - 1243
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