TABLE 5.

Comparison of the language skills of children with and without a history of LD.

		TD (n = 29–32)		LD (n = 6–10)
		Md	IQR	Md	IQR	U	p	r
5;0	One child with DLD within the group of children with LD
	Sentence comprehension	51.0	9.0	43.0	10.0	70.0	0.019	0.36
	Word production	60.0	11.8	53.0	12.0	81.0	0.047	0.31
	Grammar production	59.0	14.0	53.0	8.0	68.5	0.017	0.37
	Sentence repetition	64.0	12.0	56.0	16.0	63.0	0.013	0.40
	Children with DLD are excluded from analyses
	Sentence comprehension	51.0	9.0	54.5	8.0	67.0	0.038	0.33
	Word production	60.0	11.8	53.5	10.3	81.0	0.111	0.25
	Grammar production	59.0	14.0	53.5	7.8	68.5	0.044	0.32
	Sentence repetition	64.0	12.0	57.0	8.3	63.0	0.033	0.35
6;0	Both children with DLD within the group of children with LD
	Sentence comprehension	55.0	12.0	48.0	12.3	77.0	0.017	0.38
	Word production	57.0	10.0	48.5	19.0	86.0	0.036	0.34
	Grammar production	62.0	16.0	52.5	19.8	80.5	0.023	0.36
	Sentence repetition	65.0	13.0	59.0	21.5	81.5	0.060	0.36
	Children with DLD are excluded from analyses
	Sentence comprehension	55.0	12.0	49.0	10.5	77.0	0.100	0.27
	Word production	57.0	10.0	54.5	15.0	86.0	0.186	0.22
	Grammar production	62.0	16.0	55.0	13.0	80.5	0.130	0.25
	Sentence repetition	65.0	13.0	59.0	25.0	78.5	0.257	0.26

TD = typical development; LD = language delay; DLD = developmental language disorder.