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Leah L. Kapa; Heidi M. Mettler – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Purpose: Our goal was to compare statistical learning abilities between preschoolers with developmental language disorder (DLD) and peers with typical development (TD) by assessing their learning of two artificial grammars. Method: Four- and 5-year-olds with and without DLD were compared on their statistical learning ability using two artificial…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Developmental Delays, Language Impairments, Grammar
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Gierut, Judith A.; Morrisette, Michele L. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2012
The effects of the age of acquisition (AoA) of words were examined in the clinical treatment of 10 preschool children with phonological delays. Using a single-subject multiple-baseline experimental design, children were enrolled in one of four conditions that varied the AoA of the treated words (early vs. late acquired) relative to their…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Generalization, Word Frequency, Language Acquisition
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Petursdottir, Anna-Lind; Sigurdardottir, Zuilma Gabriela – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2006
Two staff members working in different preschools received training in the form of instructions, modeling, immediate feedback, and social reinforcement of good performance. Effects of training were assessed with a multiple baseline ABCDCDCD design. Correct use of basic behavioral teaching techniques increased from 16-31% to 92-95% and the rate of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Reinforcement, Feedback, Generalization