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Subject-verb agreement and phonological processing in developmental dyslexia and specific language impairment (sli): a closer look.
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Subject-verb agreement and phonological processing in developmental dyslexia and specific language impairment (SLI): a closer look.
Int J Lang Commun Disord. 2007 May-Jun;42(3):293-305
Authors: Rispens J, Been P
BACKGROUND: Problems with subject-verb agreement and phonological (processing) skills have been reported to occur in children with specific language impairment (SLI) and in those with developmental dyslexia, but only a few studies have compared such problems in these two groups. Previous studies have claimed a causal relationship between phonological processing deficits and morphosyntactic problems. AIMS: The following questions were addressed in this study: (1) Are children with developmental dyslexia and SLI comparable in the level of sensitivity to subject-verb agreement, phonological awareness, and non-word repetition? (2) Are children with developmental dyslexia and SLI comparable in their performance profiles on tasks tapping subject-verb agreement, phonological awareness, and non-word repetition? (3) Are deficits in phonological processing skills related to morphosyntactic deficits? METHODS & PROCEDURES: Forty-five children (mean age = 8;6 years) with developmental dyslexia, SLI and typically developing children participated. The sensitivity to subject-verb agreement, phonological awareness, and non-word repetition was measured. OUTCOMES & RESULTS: Both the children with dyslexia and with SLI made more errors than the control children on the subject-verb agreement task, with the children with dyslexia scoring significantly better than the children with SLI. Similarly, the children with SLI and dyslexia both performed more poorly on the phoneme-deletion task than the control group. Both clinical groups performed more poorly on the non-word repetition task than the control children, with the children with dyslexia outperforming the children with SLI. In all three tasks differences in performance profiles were found between the children with developmental dyslexia and SLI. Across all three groups non-word repetition was correlated with morphosyntactic sensitivity. CONCLUSIONS: The results show similarities between the performances of children with SLI and dyslexia on tasks tapping subject-verb agreement, phonological awareness, and non-word repetition: they scored more poorly than typically developing children. Qualitative analyses revealed, however, differences in the error patterns on all three tasks. Associations between non-word repetition and sensitivity to subject-verb agreement were found, suggesting that problems with phonological processing impact on morphosyntactic skills.
PMID: 17514543 [PubMed - in process]
(Source: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders)
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No commentsHouse Approves Supplemental Appropriations Bill
The House on Wednesday voted 218-208 to approve the final version of a $124.2 billion supplemental appropriations bill for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan that includes funds for a number of health care programs, with the Senate expected to approve the legislation on Thursday, CongressDaily reports (Cohn et al., CongressDaily, 4/26). [click link for full article]
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No commentsGenetic modification to control the forces of nature
Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Lifestyle, Drugs, Research, OpinionIt’s logical that the Nation is up-in-arms about putting genetically modified meats and produce on the shelves in grocery stores and getting due diligence from the government for it. It makes a lot of sense to test something you will use to fuel your body before it is permitted to penetrate the market. So how did genetically modified human insulin overtake the market again? Oh – there must not be any side effects like a diabetes epidemic or something crazy like that, right?
But I digress on the topic in honor of springtime, when “love is in the air”. As we all know, love is one of the strongest forces of nature. So is it fair that it went unnoticed by the FDA that human synthetic insulin results in a loss of awareness of hypoglycemia, among other natural responses to hormonal precursors? This is due to a significant suppression of tachycardia.
Tachycardia refers to a rapid beating of the heart. This event may be a perfectly normal response to stress. A stressful event may cause the endocrine system to release hormones that regulate body functions related to mood, growth and development, tissue function, and metabolism, all of which are governed by blood sugar. The hormone that is critically important in tachycardia is epinephrine (adrenaline).
Epinephrine is a fight or flight hormone which is released from the adrenal glands when danger threatens (hypoglycemia, mating rituals, survival of the fittest). When secreted into the bloodstream, it rapidly prepares the body for action in emergency situations. The hormone boosts the supply of oxygen and energy-giving glucose to the brain and muscles; some bodily processes not vital to the response are suppressed. This is exactly what happens when animals become twitterpated in the spring (Bambi, Walt Disney – 1942).
As the birds and the bees go about their business, pollinating and procreating – I ask you think about the adulterated pharmacological intervention that has impaired such a natural phenomenon as love. Celebrate the body’s natural response to tachycardia, and realize that our Creator made us perfectly. The longer you spend in the lab genetically modifying His work – the more you are fighting the forces of nature. Now please, put it back the way you found it. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Diabetes Blog)
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No commentsFeeling different.
I feel different from other people. Partly of course, because I’m a separate individual. But partly too because of my diabetes. After 20 years of having it, I think that what used to be a small difference now feels like a much bigger one. When I first got diagnosed, I still felt like a non-chronically ill person who now had to do a bunch of new, strange stuff that I didn’t have to do before. I definitely felt different once diagnosed, but still not so different from others, because I still kind of felt more like them than me “as a diabetic”. But now what started out as 1 degree of separation has become a wider gap, simply because of all the time that has passed. I’m still me, but I’m the diabetic me now. Not just the diabetic me, but never not her either. Every meal, every event, every party, every trip, I am reminded of how different I actually am from everyone else around me. It’s like there was a fork in the road 20 years ago and where in the beginning, I could still see the other path from where I was, now it’s very hard to make it out at all. Where I walk now, I have to keep my eyes in front of me to avoid tripping and falling over stuff that my friends and other people just never have to consider. Which in the end, adds up to me feeling very different from almost everyone I know. (Source: aiming for grace)
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No commentsThe Gerontological Society Of America Chooses 2007 Hartford Faculty Scholars
Ten outstanding geriatric social work faculty members have been chosen as the newest inductees into the Hartford Faculty Scholars Program, a venture funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation, administered by The Gerontological Society of America, and directed by Dr. Barbara Berkman. The individuals who receive this distinction are provided with opportunities for professional development and $100,000 in funding over the next two years. [click link for full article]
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No commentsPalliative Care Likely To Become Important As Population Ages
The “little-known but fast-growing field” of palliative care, which seeks to treat symptoms and improve the quality of life in patients with cancer and other serious illnesses, likely will continue to become more important as the U.S. population ages and develops more illnesses, according to experts, USA Today reports. [click link for full article]
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No commentsNational Academy Of Sciences’ Institute Of Medicine Report Calls For More Dairy Foods At School
The National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine released a report recommending nutrition standards be established for “competitive” foods in the school environment, such as a la carte cafeteria items, vending machines and school stores. [click link for full article]
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No commentsHouse Approves Bill Banning Genetic Discrimination
House lawmakers on Wednesday voted 420-3 to pass legislation (HR 493) that would ban discrimination against U.S. residents based on the results of genetic tests, CQ Today reports (Armstrong, CQ Today, 4/25). Under the bill, employers could not make decisions about whether to hire potential employees or fire or promote employees based on the results of genetic tests. [click link for full article]
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No commentsEditorials, Opinion Pieces Respond To Report On Abstinence-Only Sex Education
Several newspapers recently published editorials and opinion pieces responding to a report released earlier this month that found that abstinence-only sex education programs are not effective in preventing or delaying teenagers from having sexual intercourse. The report, commissioned by Congress and released earlier this month by Mathematica Policy Research, followed 2,057 U.S. [click link for full article]
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No commentsMany U.S. Residents Support Proposals To Expand Health Coverage, Poll Finds
More than three-fourths of U.S adults support proposals to expand access to health insurance, such as government subsidies for individuals without access to employer-sponsored coverage and tax credits to help individuals purchase coverage, according to a Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive survey, the Wall Street Journal Online reports. [click link for full article]
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