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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Main Author: P Shetty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
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Online Access: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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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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