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Topics in Language Disorders

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Gillam, Ronald B.	2
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Putting Memory To Work in Language Intervention: Implications for Practitioners.

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Gillam, Ronald B. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1997

Summarizes findings on the relationship of working memory and long-term memory to language impairments. Language interventions are discussed, including promoting attention, speaking clearly and slowly, promoting phonological coding, planning activities around topics familiar to the learners, helping learners organize new knowledge, and providing…

Descriptors: Attention Span, Children, Encoding (Psychology), Intervention

Sensitivity to Increased Task Demands: Contributions from Data-Driven and Conceptually Driven Information Processing Deficits.

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Gillam, Ronald B.; Hoffman, LaVae M.; Marler, Jeffrey A.; Wynn-Dancy, M. Lorraine – Topics in Language Disorders, 2002

This article explores evidence related to the idea that children with language impairments present co-occurring limitations in data-driven and conceptually driven processing. It concludes that together, these limitations contribute to a heightened sensitivity to increasing task demands in children with language impairments. Assessment and…

Descriptors: Attention Span, Auditory Perception, Children, Cognitive Processes