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Eggers, Kurt; Jansson-Verkasalo, Eira – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether previously reported parental questionnaire-based differences in attentional shifting and inhibitory control (AS and IC; Eggers, De Nil, & Van den Bergh, 2010) would be supported by direct measurement of AS and IC using a computer task. Method: Participants were 16 Finnish children…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Parent Attitudes, Attention, Inhibition
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Heikkilä, Jenni; Lonka, Eila; Meronen, Auli; Tuovinen, Sisko; Eronen, Raija; Leppänen, Paavo H. T.; Richardson, Ulla; Ahonen, Timo; Tiippana, Kaisa – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2018
We developed a computerized audiovisual training programme for school-aged children with specific language impairment (SLI) to improve their phonological skills. The programme included various tasks requiring phonological decisions. Spoken words, pictures, letters and written syllables were used as training material. Spoken words were presented…
Descriptors: Phonological Awareness, Language Impairments, Foreign Countries, Children
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Hamalainen, J. A.; Leppanen, P. H. T.; Eklund, K.; Thomson, J.; Richardson, U.; Guttorm, T. K.; Witton, C.; Poikkeus, A. -M.; Goswami, U.; Lyytinen, H. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2009
Our goal was to investigate auditory and speech perception abilities of children with and without reading disability (RD) and associations between auditory, speech perception, reading, and spelling skills. Participants were 9-year-old, Finnish-speaking children with RD (N = 30) and typically reading children (N = 30). Results showed significant…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Spelling, Phonemes, Auditory Perception