title: Characteristics of children attending language units in England: a national study of 7-year-olds.
abstract: The present investigation examined the characteristics of 7-year-old children attending language units in England. The study involved 242 participants who represented a randomized sample of all 7-year-old children spending 50% of more of the school week in a language unit. Results are discussed in terms of the following questions: what is the non-verbal ability of children attending language units?; do children attending language units fit the discrepancy criteria between verbal and non-verbal ability diagnostic of specific language impairment (SLI)?; and what types of language difficulties do children with SLI attending language units have?
authors.affiliation: Centre for the Study of Language Impairments, University of Manchester, UK. gina.conti-ramsden@man.ac.uk
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Conti-Ramsden
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Botting
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004519:Education, Special / Q000379:methods; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D007807:Language Tests; D007808:Language Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011897:Random Allocation; D014705:Verbal Behavior