Lexical development in Kuwaiti Arabic in typically developing children and late talkers.

Introduction: This study explored vocabulary development and lexical composition in young typically developing (TD) Kuwaiti children and late talkers (LT) using the Kuwaiti Arabic Communicative Development Inventory-Words and Sentences (KACDI-WS) Abdalla et al., 2016). The sample included 161 children aged 20 to 37 months: 127 TD and 34 children who were late talkers (LT group).

Structural Development of Narratives in Arabic: Task Complexity, Age, and Cultural Factors.

Purpose This study examines the effect of age and task complexity on the macrostructure of story production in preschool- and school-age Kuwaiti Arabic-speaking children. It also compares the children's production of core and complementary macrostructure story elements. Method A descriptive, cross-sectional research design was used to explore the participants' narrative skills.