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German, Diane J.; Schwanke, Jan Heath; Ravid, Ruth – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2012
This study considered the efficacy of a differentiated approach to vocabulary instruction for learners with word-finding difficulties (WFD) in the speech and language pathologist's room. Using a pretest-posttest design to study treatment outcomes, 10 second graders with WFD received first semantic-based vocabulary instruction (S) and then…
Descriptors: Semantics, Vocabulary, Pathology, Expressive Language
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Jarrold, Christopher; Nadel, Lynn; Vicari, Stefano – Down Syndrome Research and Practice, 2009
This paper outlines the strengths and weaknesses in both short-term and long-term memory in Down syndrome, and the implications of these patterns for both other aspects of cognitive development and underlying neural pathology. There is clear evidence that Down syndrome is associated with particularly poor verbal short-term memory performance, and…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Pathology, Short Term Memory, Long Term Memory