Speech and language delay in children: A review and the role of a pediatric dentist
Speech and language development is a useful indicator of a child′s overall development and cognitive ability. Identification of children at a risk for developmental delay or related problems may lead to intervention and assistance at a young age, when the chances for improvement are the best. This r...
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description | Speech and language development is a useful indicator of a child′s overall development and cognitive ability. Identification of children at a risk for developmental delay or related problems may lead to intervention and assistance at a young age, when the chances for improvement are the best. This rationale supports screening of preschool children for speech and language delay or primary language impairment or disorder, which needs to be integrated into routine developmental surveillance practices of clinicians caring for children. |
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spelling | doaj.art-742dc7d806ad44b78573f48be961dc452022-12-21T23:04:05ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry0970-43881998-39052012-01-0130210310810.4103/0970-4388.99979Speech and language delay in children: A review and the role of a pediatric dentistP ShettySpeech and language development is a useful indicator of a child′s overall development and cognitive ability. Identification of children at a risk for developmental delay or related problems may lead to intervention and assistance at a young age, when the chances for improvement are the best. This rationale supports screening of preschool children for speech and language delay or primary language impairment or disorder, which needs to be integrated into routine developmental surveillance practices of clinicians caring for children.http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2012;volume=30;issue=2;spage=103;epage=108;aulast=ShettyEarly interventionidentificationlanguage delayspeech delay |
spellingShingle | P Shetty Speech and language delay in children: A review and the role of a pediatric dentist Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry Early intervention identification language delay speech delay |
title | Speech and language delay in children: A review and the role of a pediatric dentist |
title_full | Speech and language delay in children: A review and the role of a pediatric dentist |
title_fullStr | Speech and language delay in children: A review and the role of a pediatric dentist |
title_full_unstemmed | Speech and language delay in children: A review and the role of a pediatric dentist |
title_short | Speech and language delay in children: A review and the role of a pediatric dentist |
title_sort | speech and language delay in children a review and the role of a pediatric dentist |
topic | Early intervention identification language delay speech delay |
url | http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2012;volume=30;issue=2;spage=103;epage=108;aulast=Shetty |
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