Learning without trying: The clinical relevance of statistical learning

E Plante, RL Gómez - Language, speech, and hearing services in schools, 2018 - ASHA
Purpose Statistical learning research seeks to identify the means by which learners, with
little perceived effort, acquire the complexities of language. In the past 50 years, numerous …

Developmental language disorder is associated with slower processing across domains: A meta-analysis of time-based tasks

NM Zapparrata, PJ Brooks, T Ober - Journal of Speech, Language, and …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: Individuals with developmental language disorder (DLD) often exhibit slower
processing on time-based tasks in comparison with age-matched peers. Processing speed …

An implicit–explicit framework for intervention methods in developmental language disorder

LS Baron, Y Arbel - American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: The growing interest in framing intervention approaches as either implicit or
explicit calls for a discussion of what makes intervention approaches engage each of these …

Diagnosis of developmental language disorder in research studies

H Nitido, E Plante - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020 - ASHA
Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which researchers in the field
of developmental language disorder are utilizing validated methods to diagnose their …

Exploring input parameters in an expressive vocabulary treatment with late talkers

M Alt, HM Mettler, JA Erikson, CR Figueroa… - Journal of Speech …, 2020 - ASHA
Purpose The aims of this study were (a) to assess the efficacy of the Vocabulary Acquisition
and Usage for Late Talkers (VAULT) treatment and (b) to compare treatment outcomes for …

Maximizing treatment efficiency in developmental language disorder: Positive effects in half the time

E Plante, HM Mettler, A Tucci, R Vance - American Journal of Speech …, 2019 - ASHA
Purpose When a behavioral treatment is generally efficacious, the central research
questions shift to optimized dose delivery. In this study, we determine whether a validated …

The competition–compensation account of developmental language disorder

Z Harmon, L Barak, P Shafto, J Edwards… - Developmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) regularly use the bare form of verbs
(eg, dance) instead of inflected forms (eg, danced). We propose an account of this behavior …

The impact of intervention dose form on oral language outcomes for children with developmental language disorder

P Frizelle, AK Tolonen, J Tulip, CA Murphy… - Journal of Speech …, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose The aim of this study was to extract key learning from intervention studies in which
qualitative aspects of dosage, dose form, have been examined for children with …

Explicit grammar intervention in young school-aged children with developmental language disorder: An efficacy study using single-case experimental design

SD Calder, M Claessen, S Ebbels, S Leitão - Language, Speech, and …, 2020 - ASHA
Purpose This study evaluated the efficacy of an explicit, combined metalinguistic training
and grammar facilitation intervention aimed at improving regular past tense marking for nine …

Artificial grammar learning in children with developmental language disorder

JU Gillis, A Gul, A Fox, A Parikh, Y Arbel - Journal of Speech, Language, and …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate implicit learning in children with
developmental language disorder (DLD) by employing a visual artificial grammar learning …