Language Comprehension in Language-Learning Impaired Children Improved with Acoustically Modified Speech

A speech processing algorithm was developed to create more salient versions of the rapidly changing elements in the acoustic waveform of speech that have been shown to be deficiently processed by language-learning impaired (LLI) children. LLI children received extensive daily training, over a 4-week...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1996-01, Vol.271 (5245), p.81-84
Main Authors: Tallal, Paula, Miller, Steve L., Bedi, Gail, Byma, Gary, Wang, Xiaoqin, Nagarajan, Srikantan S., Schreiner, Christoph, Jenkins, William M., Merzenich, Michael M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustics
Algorithms
Biological and medical sciences
Care and treatment
Child
Child clinical studies
Child development
Child, Preschool
Childhood language disorders
Children
Computer games
Dyslexia
Female
Humans
Language acquisition
Language and communication disorders
Language comprehension
Language Disorders - therapy
Language disorders in children
Language Therapy
Learning disabilities
Learning disabled
Learning disabled persons
Learning Disorders - therapy
Listening
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical sciences
Phonetics
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Receptive Language
Software
Speech discrimination
Speech Perception
Training
Video Games
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Summary:A speech processing algorithm was developed to create more salient versions of the rapidly changing elements in the acoustic waveform of speech that have been shown to be deficiently processed by language-learning impaired (LLI) children. LLI children received extensive daily training, over a 4-week period, with listening exercises in which all speech was translated into this synthetic form. They also received daily training with computer "games" designed to adaptively drive improvements in temporal processing thresholds. Significant improvements in speech discrimination and language comprehension abilities were demonstrated in two independent groups of LLI children.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.271.5245.81