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Word Learning in Aphasia: Treatment Implications and Structural Connectivity Analyses
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Coran, Monica; Rodriguez-Fornells, Antoni; Ramos-Escobar, Neus; Laine, Matti; Martin, Nadine – Topics in Language Disorders, 2020
Objective: Of current interest in aphasia research is the relevance of what we can learn from studying word learning ability in aphasia. In a preliminary study, we addressed 2 issues related to the novel word learning ability of individuals with aphasia. First, as word learning engages large-scale cognitive-linguistic systems (language skills,…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Aphasia, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Receptive Language
Theory of Mind Abilities and Deficits in Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Kimhi, Yael – Topics in Language Disorders, 2014
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurobiological disorder that significantly impairs children's social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication, and behaviors. Questions about theory of mind (ToM) deficits in ASD have generated a large number of empirical studies. This article reviews current studies of the relationship between ToM and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Theory of Mind, Literature Reviews
Oral and Written Discourse Skills in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: The Role of Reading and Verbal Working Memory
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Arfé, Barbara – Topics in Language Disorders, 2015
This study examined the discourse skills of deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children by comparing their oral and written narratives produced for the wordless picture book, "Frog, Where Are You?" (Mayer, 1969), with those of school-age-matched hearing peers. The written stories produced by 42 Italian 7- to 15-year-old children with…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Children
Long-Term Memory: A Review and Meta-Analysis of Studies of Declarative and Procedural Memory in Specific Language Impairment
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Lum, Jarrad A. G.; Conti-Ramsden, Gina – Topics in Language Disorders, 2013
This review examined the status of long-term memory systems in specific language impairment (SLI)--declarative memory and aspects of procedural memory in particular. Studies included in the review were identified following a systematic search of the literature and findings combined using meta-analysis. This review showed that individuals with SLI…
Descriptors: Long Term Memory, Meta Analysis, Literature Reviews, Language Impairments
The Language, Working Memory, and Other Cognitive Demands of Verbal Tasks
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Archibald, Lisa M. D. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2013
Purpose: To gain a better understanding of the cognitive processes supporting verbal abilities, the underlying structure and interrelationships between common verbal measures were investigated. Methods: An epidemiological sample (n = 374) of school-aged children completed standardized tests of language, intelligence, and short-term and working…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Verbal Ability, Correlation, Epidemiology
E Credibility of Child Witnesses: The Role of Communicative Competence.
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Saywitz, Karen J.; And Others – Topics in Language Disorders, 1993
This article reviews communicative competence in the forensic context of child abuse cases. It examines adult questioners' competence in terms of the form, content, and pragmatics of questions; time and number concepts; and physical appearance and kinship terminology. It examines child respondents' competence in terms of comprehension, cognition,…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Court Litigation