RECRUITING

Retrieval-based Word Learning in Developmental Language Disorder: Adaptive Retrieval Schedule

Study Overview

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Description

Children with developmental language disorder (DLD; also referred to as specific language impairment) experience a significant deficit in language ability that is longstanding and harmful to the children's academic, social, and eventual economic wellbeing. Word learning is one of the principal weaknesses in these children. This project focuses on the word learning abilities of four- and five-year-old children with DLD. The goal of the project is to determine whether special benefits accrue when these children must frequently recall newly introduced words during the course of learning. In the current study, the investigators compare a "standard" repeated spaced retrieval schedule, with fixed spacing between hearing a word and attempting to retrieve it, to an "adaptive" repeated spaced retrieval schedule in which opportunities to retrieve a given word are tailored to the individual child's current knowledge state. The goal of the study is to determine whether the adaptive schedule can increase children's absolute levels of learning while maintaining the advantages of repeated spaced retrieval.

Official Title

Retrieval-based Word Learning in Developmental Language Disorder: Adaptive Retrieval Schedule

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-08-15
Study Completion:2025-12-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06995014

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:48 Months to 71 Months
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:CHILD
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * a significant deficit in language ability (language test score below cutoff for best sensitivity/specificity) or documented age-appropriate language ability.
  1. * failed hearing screening known neurological damage or disease scores on tests of nonverbal intelligence below the intellectual disability range (standard score less than 75) autism spectrum disorder non-native English speaker

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Patricia L Deevy, PhD
CONTACT
765-496-1821
deevy@purdue.edu
Laurence B Leonard, PhD
CONTACT
765-496-2253
xdxl@purdue.edu

Principal Investigator

Laurence B Leonard, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Purdue University

Study Locations (Sites)

Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Purdue University

  • Laurence B Leonard, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Purdue University

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-08-15
Study Completion Date2025-12-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-08-15
Study Completion Date2025-12-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Word learning
  • Word retrieval
  • Preschool-aged children

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Developmental Language Disorder
  • Specific Language Impairment
  • Language Development