Purpose This study examined the effectiveness of a combined phonological and semantic
intervention for children with specific language impairment who had word-finding difficulties …

Abstract Developmental Language Disorder occurs in up to 10% of children and many of
these children have difficulty retrieving words in their receptive vocabulary. Such word …

Abstract Background: Word‐finding difficulties (WFDs) in children have been hypothesized
to be caused at least partly by poor semantic knowledge. Therefore, improving semantic …

Purpose: The study investigated the outcome of a word-web intervention for children
diagnosed with word-finding difficulties (WFDs). Method: Twenty children age 6–8 years with …

This study evaluates a combined semantic and phonological approach to teaching
vocabulary to children with wordfinding difficulties. Four subjects were treated as single …

Background: Around one‐quarter of children attending language support services have
difficulty in retrieving words. Therapy studies with such children have shown that both …

Purpose: This study investigated whether phonological or semantic encoding cues
promoted better word learning for children with specific language impairment (SLI) and …

Background Language disorder and associated vocabulary difficulties can persist into
adolescence, and can impact on long‐term life outcomes. Previous reviews have shown that …

Objective: To examine whether lexical access problems in children with word finding
difficulties (WFDs) are restricted to measures of naming or include wider language …

This study examined the effects of phonological awareness and semantic intervention on
word-learning abilities in children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) and whether …