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Speech and Language Development - References

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Law J, et al. (2003). Speech and language therapy interventions for children with primary speech and language delay or disorder. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (3). Oxford: Update Software.

Morton CC, Nance WE (2006). Newborn hearing screening-A silent revolution. New England Journal of Medicine, 354(20): 2151-2164.

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2008). Screening for newborn hearing loss. Available online: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspsnbhr.htm.

Capone NC, McGregor KK (2004). Gesture development: A review for clinical and research practices. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 47(1), pp. 173-186.

Other Works Consulted

American Academy of Pediatrics (2008). Promoting child development: Early childhood-1 to 4 years section of Promoting child development. In JF Hagan et al., eds., Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents, 3rd ed., pp. 50-64. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

Duursma E, et al. (2008). Reading aloud to children: The evidence. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 93(7): 554-557.

Goldson E, Reynolds A (2009). Normal development section of Child development and behavior. In WW Hay et al., eds., Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Pediatrics, 19th ed., pp. 63-81. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Joint Committee on Infant Hearing, American Academy of Pediatrics (2007). Year 2007 position statement: Principles and guidelines for early hearing detection and intervention programs. Pediatrics, 120(4): 898-921. Also available online: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/120/4/898.

Lyon GR, et al. (2007). Specific language and learning disabilities. In RM Kliegman et al., eds., Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 18th ed., pp. 150-161. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

Roberts J, et al. (2004). Otitis media, hearing loss, and language learning: Controversies and current research. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 25(2): 110-122.

Sosinsky LS, et al. (2007). Language section of The preschool child. In A Martin, FR Volkmar, eds., Lewis's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 4th ed., pp. 261-262. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2006). Screening for speech and language delay in preschool children: Recommendation statement. Pediatrics, 117(2): 497-501.

White KR (2004). Early hearing detection and intervention programs: Opportunities for genetic services. American Journal of Medical Genetics, 130(1): 29-36.

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Last Updated: December 02, 2010

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