Children with developmental language disorders (DLD, aka specific language impairment), a prevalent pediatric disorder, experience hallmark grammar deficits with life-long impacts on educational and occupational outcomes. While effective and early interventions can mitigate the impact of DLD, not enough is known about the neural basis of DLD in young children, yet is needed to inform the design of more individualized interventions. This project uses neuroimaging, along with behavioral methods, with the goal of better understanding the memory-language mechanisms that underlie grammar learning and impairment, while also considering their association to treatment-related changes in preschoolers with DLD.
Developmental Language Disorder
Children with developmental language disorders (DLD, aka specific language impairment), a prevalent pediatric disorder, experience hallmark grammar deficits with life-long impacts on educational and occupational outcomes. While effective and early interventions can mitigate the impact of DLD, not enough is known about the neural basis of DLD in young children, yet is needed to inform the design of more individualized interventions. This project uses neuroimaging, along with behavioral methods, with the goal of better understanding the memory-language mechanisms that underlie grammar learning and impairment, while also considering their association to treatment-related changes in preschoolers with DLD.
Neuroimaging Reveals Treatment-related Changes in DLD
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New Horizon Childcare, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45207
Empower Learn Create INC, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45220
Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229
CWFF CHild Development Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229
Wesley Education Center for Children and Families, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45267
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48 Months to 71 Months
ALL
Yes
University of Cincinnati,
Karla N Washington, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Cincinnati
2026-06-30