title: Children with language disorders: natural history and academic success.
abstract: Children with developmental language disorders pose specific and unique problems for educators. This article addresses the continuing academic vulnerability of these children during the school years. We advance the position that their academic vulnerability results from the lifelong need to acquire language, to learn with language, and to apply language knowledge for academic learning and social development. Issues are addressed that relate to persistence of language deficits and learning in school.
authors.affiliation: Division of Communication Disorders, Emerson College, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bashir
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scavuzzo
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004519:Education, Special / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D007808:Language Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D010348:Patient Care Team