tivity in that children with this language disorder often manifest symptoms of hyperactivity such as being overly active and difficult to manage. In other words, if a family has a child with receptive/expressive language disorder, it is likely that the child will also have some symptoms of hyperactivity.
With respect to biology, a vulnerability to middle ear infection may also play a role. In this regard, studies conducted by Friel-Patti (1990) and Paul, Lynn and Lohr-Flanders (1990) have found a higher than normal incidence of middle ear infection in children and adolescents with receptive/expressive language disorder.
Interventions for overcoming storage/retrieval problems. German (1992) describes three strategies often used to overcome storage/retrieval difficulties associated with receptive/expressive language disorder. The first of these strategies consists of semantic interventions focusing on improving elaboration and organization of the child's semantic lexicon.
Teachers using semantic interventions provide learning disordered children with
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