Verbal Agreement Inflection in German Children With Down Syndrome

Conclusions Data indicate that a substantial number of children/adolescents with DS display a deficit in verbal agreement inflection that cannot be attributed to phonetic/phonological problems. The influence of phonological short-term memory on the acquisition of subject –verb agreement has to be further explored.
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research