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dc.contributor.advisorStorkel, Holly L
dc.contributor.authorPezold, Mollee
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-30T03:37:20Z
dc.date.available2018-01-30T03:37:20Z
dc.date.issued2017-05-31
dc.date.submitted2017
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/ku:15206
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/25823
dc.description.abstractChildren with specific language impairment (SLI) have significantly poorer word learning ability than their same-age peers. It is not clear exactly where in the process of learning a new word these children struggle, but literature from experimental studies suggests that children’s abilities in other areas and characteristics of the words themselves play a role. This study examined the influence of child characteristics (fast-mapping ability, phonological working memory, semantics, and language ability) and word characteristics (phonotactic probability, neighborhood density, and part of speech) on word learning outcomes in a clinical trial. Thirteen kindergarten children with SLI were taught vocabulary words through an interactive book reading treatment. Results showed that children who performed better on tasks of fast mapping and answering questions after listening to a short story generally learned more words following the treatment. Words from sparser phonological neighborhoods were generally learned by more children. Possible modifications to the treatment based on these findings are discussed.
dc.format.extent53 pages
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Kansas
dc.rightsCopyright held by the author.
dc.subjectSpeech therapy
dc.subjectdevelopmental language disorder
dc.subjectinteractive book reading
dc.subjectspecific language impairment
dc.subjectvocabulary
dc.subjectword learning
dc.titleWord Learning in Children with Specific Language Impairment: Influence of Child and Word Characteristics
dc.typeThesis
dc.contributor.cmtememberBrady, Nancy C
dc.contributor.cmtememberPedersen, Kristin
dc.contributor.cmtememberRice, Mabel L
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineIntercampus Program in Communicative Disorders
dc.thesis.degreeLevelM.A.
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dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccess


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