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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

social profile, children, SLI, Specific Language Impairment, learning language

College

David O. McKay School of Education

Department

Communication Disorders

Abstract

Children with specific language impairment (SLI) are those who have difficulty learning language despite relatively normal sensory and intellectual abilities. Research and current literature have shown that there is a relationship between language competence and social competence (Brinton & Fujiki, 1993; Windsor, 1995) Children with poor language skills often experience difficulty in social interactions. Since successful social interactions contribute to personal satisfaction in school, work, community, and family settings, many areas of these children’s lives may be negatively impacted.

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