Objective: The current update of the Ease of Language Understanding (ELU) model
evaluates the predictive and postdictive aspects of speech understanding and …

Purpose Vocabulary assessment holds promise as a way to identify young bilingual children
at risk for language delay. This study compares 2 measures of vocabulary in a group of …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate word learning in children with dyslexia to
ascertain their strengths and weaknesses during the configuration stage of word learning …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to use an established model of working memory in
children to predict an established model of word learning to determine whether working …

Purpose Variability in the input plays an important role in language learning. The current
study examined the role of object variability for new word learning by preschoolers with …

Purpose This study examined the unique and shared variance that nonword repetition and
vocabulary knowledge contribute to children's ability to learn new words. Multiple measures …

Prior linguistic knowledge is proposed to support the acquisition and consolidation of new
words. Adults typically have larger vocabularies to support word learning than children, but …

This study investigated fast mapping in late-talking (LT) toddlers and toddlers with normal
language (NL) development matched on age, nonverbal cognition, and maternal education …

Purpose: The current study compared the effects of direct instruction versus indirect
exposure on multiple aspects of novel word learning for children with developmental …

Children with dyslexia and/or specific language impairment have marked deficits in
phonological processing, putting them at an increased risk for reading deficits. The current …