The Conceptual Basis for Morpheme Learning Problems in Children With Specific Language Impairment

Twenty children (ages 5-6) with specific language impairment (SLI) were taught a nonlinguistic conceptual rule under imitation or modeling conditions. No intergroup differences were found between the extent of overall learning displayed. Performance of SLI children was not better under the imitation...

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Published in:Journal of speech and hearing research 1994-04, Vol.37 (2), p.389-398
Main Authors: Connell, Phil J, Stone, C. Addison
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child clinical studies
Child Language
Children & youth
Cognitive Ability
Cognitive Processes
Computer-Assisted Instruction
Concept Formation
Humans
Imitation
Language
Language and communication disorders
Language disordered young children
Language Disorders - therapy
Language Impairments
Learning
Learning disabilities
Learning Problems
Learning Theories
Linguistics
Medical sciences
Modeling (Psychology)
Morphemes
Observational Learning
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social research
Task Performance and Analysis
Verbal Learning
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Summary:Twenty children (ages 5-6) with specific language impairment (SLI) were taught a nonlinguistic conceptual rule under imitation or modeling conditions. No intergroup differences were found between the extent of overall learning displayed. Performance of SLI children was not better under the imitation condition than under modeling. (Author/JDD)
ISSN:0022-4685
1092-4388
1558-9102
DOI:10.1044/jshr.3702.389