Retrieval practice and word learning in children with specific language impairment and their typically developing peers

LB Leonard, P Deevy - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020 - ASHA
Purpose In this article, we review the role of retrieval practice on the word learning and
retention of children with specific language impairment (SLI). Method Following a brief …

The advantages of retrieval-based and spaced practice: Implications for word learning in clinical and educational contexts

KR Gordon - Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020 - ASHA
Purpose Researchers in the cognitive sciences have identified several key training
strategies that support good encoding and retention of target information. These strategies …

What children with developmental language disorder teach us about cross‐situational word learning

KK McGregor, E Smolak, M Jones, J Oleson… - Cognitive …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) served as a test case for determining
the role of extant vocabulary knowledge, endogenous attention, and phonological working …

The temporal structure of parent talk to toddlers about objects

LK Slone, DH Abney, LB Smith, C Yu - Cognition, 2023 - Elsevier
Toddlers learn words in the context of speech from adult social partners. The present studies
quantitatively describe the temporal context of parent speech to toddlers about objects in …

The word learning profile of adults with developmental language disorder

KK McGregor, T Arbisi-Kelm, N Eden… - Autism & …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and aims Previous investigations of word learning problems among people with
developmental language disorder suggest that encoding, not retention, is the primary deficit …

Retrieval-based word learning in young typically developing children and children with development language disorder II: A comparison of retrieval schedules

E Haebig, LB Leonard, P Deevy, J Karpicke… - Journal of Speech …, 2019 - ASHA
Purpose Retrieval practice has been found to be a powerful strategy to enhance long-term
retention of new information; however, the utility of retrieval practice when teaching young …

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 …

Evaluating the effect of rich vocabulary instruction and retrieval practice on the classroom vocabulary skills of children with (developmental) language disorder

M Levlin, C Wiklund-Hörnqvist, O Sandgren… - Language, speech, and …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: Learning new vocabulary has been identified as a challenge for students with
(developmental) language disorder ((D) LD). In this study, we evaluate the effects of two …

After initial retrieval practice, more retrieval produces better retention than more study in the word learning of children with developmental language disorder

LB Leonard, P Deevy, JD Karpicke, SL Christ… - Journal of Speech …, 2020 - ASHA
Purpose Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) often have difficulty with
word learning. Recent studies have shown that incorporating retrieval practice provides a …

Can retrieval practice facilitate verb learning in children with developmental language disorder and their peers with typical language development?

LB Leonard, P Deevy, S Horvath, SL Christ… - Journal of Speech …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) have well-documented
verb learning difficulties. In this study, we asked whether the inclusion of retrieval practice …