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ERIC Number: EJ1349756
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
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EISSN: EISSN-2396-9415
Cognitive and Linguistic Effects of Narrative-Based Language Intervention in Children with Developmental Language Disorder
Pauls, Laura J.; Archibald, Lisa M. D.
Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, v6 2021
Background and aims: Narrative-based language intervention provides a naturalistic context for targeting overall story structure and specific syntactic goals in children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Given the cognitive demands of narratives, narrative-based language intervention also has the potential to positively impact related abilities such as working memory and academic skills. Methods: Ten children (8-11 years old) with DLD completed 15 sessions of narrative-based language intervention. Results: Results of single subject data revealed gains in language for five participants, four of whom improved on a probe tapping working memory. An additional four participants improved on a working memory probe only. On standardized measures, clinically significant gains were noted for one additional participant on a language measure and one additional participant on a visuospatial working memory. Carry over to reading was noted for three participants and to math for one participant. Across measures, gains in both verbal and visuospatial working memory were common. A responder analysis revealed that improvement in language may be associated with higher verbal short-term memory and receptive language at baseline. Those with working memory impairments were among those showing the fewest improvements across measures. Conclusions: Narrative-based language intervention impacted verbal skills in different ways across individual children with DLD. Implications: Further research is needed to gain an understanding of who benefits most from narrative-based language intervention.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals; Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence; Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence
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