Contextual Word Learning in Children With Developmental Language Disorder

Description

Many children have developmental language disorder, which makes it difficulty to learn language, including vocabulary, and results in ongoing academic and social difficulties. Despite the fact that most words are learned in context without direct teaching, we know very little about how children with developmental language disorder learn words in context. This project will combine, for the first time, two strategies which improve contextual word learning in children with typical development, and test their effect in both typically developing children, and those with developmental language disorder. The results will provide timely information that will contribute to evidence based practice for contextual word learning in children with developmental language disorder.

Conditions

Developmental Language Disorder

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Many children have developmental language disorder, which makes it difficulty to learn language, including vocabulary, and results in ongoing academic and social difficulties. Despite the fact that most words are learned in context without direct teaching, we know very little about how children with developmental language disorder learn words in context. This project will combine, for the first time, two strategies which improve contextual word learning in children with typical development, and test their effect in both typically developing children, and those with developmental language disorder. The results will provide timely information that will contribute to evidence based practice for contextual word learning in children with developmental language disorder.

Contextual Word Learning in Children With Developmental Language Disorder

Contextual Word Learning in Children With Developmental Language Disorder

Condition
Developmental Language Disorder
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Johnson City

Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Health Sciences Building, Johnson City, New York, United States, 13790

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Aim 1: Standard Score \> 90 on Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals - Core Test Language Battery administered in 2nd grade
  • * Aim 2: Standard Score \<= 85 on Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals - Core Test Language Battery administered in 2nd grade
  • * hearing impairment
  • * uncorrected visual impairment

Ages Eligible for Study

7 Years to 10 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Binghamton University,

Dawna M Duff, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Binghamton University

Study Record Dates

2026-08