scholarly journals Effects of Language Intervention based on Augmented Reality for Verbal Expression in Children with Expressive Language Delay

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 496-505
Author(s):  
MyeongJin Lee ◽  
BoMyung Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Expressive Language ◽  
Language Intervention ◽  
Language Delay ◽  
Verbal Expression ◽  
Expressive Language Delay

Parent-implemented language intervention delivered by therapy assistants for two-year-olds at risk of language difficulties: A case series

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-124
Author(s):  
David McDonald ◽  
Sarah Colmer ◽  
Susan Guest ◽  
Dawn Humber ◽  
Charlotte Ward ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Expressive Language ◽  
Language Intervention ◽  
Language Delay ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Language Difficulties ◽  
Expressive Language Delay ◽  
Typical Range

The aims of this small-scale study were to explore the feasibility and outcomes of a parent-implemented intervention for two-year-olds at risk of language difficulties, and to explore the implications for the public health model of speech and language therapy (SLT). This adds to limited research into targeted SLT public health interventions. It is the first study to investigate early language intervention delivered by trained therapy assistants (TAs) rather than clinicians. Nine children aged between 26 and 31 months took part. Seven (78%) completed the six-session intervention. The outcome measure was the Words subscale of the Language Use Inventory. The gross motor subscale of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire was used as a control measure. Children’s skills were assessed twice before intervention and once afterwards. At baseline, six participants had expressive language delay and no wider speech, language and communication needs (SLCNs). Five of this subgroup showed language use skills within the typical range following intervention. At baseline, three participants had expressive language delay and previously undetected receptive language and/or social interaction difficulties. None of this sub-group showed improved age-adjusted language use skills following intervention. All nine participants had gross motor skills in the typical range at each time point. These exploratory findings suggest this targeted intervention is feasible. This study presents no evidence of short-term impact of this intervention for two-year-olds with expressive language delay and wider SLCNs. These findings suggest this targeted language intervention for two-year-olds may be associated with accelerated language development for some two-year-olds at risk of language difficulties because of expressive language delay; and may help identify two-year-olds with previously undetected wider SLCNs, and therefore facilitate early access to specialist support. We highlight limitations in the study size, design and outcome measures, and identify how these preliminary findings can inform future research.

Outcome of toddlers with specific expressive language delay

1990 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Rescorla ◽  
Ellen Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Expressive Language ◽  
Receptive Language ◽  
Language Delay ◽  
Chronological Age ◽  
Past Tense ◽  
Auxiliary Verbs ◽  
Language Problems ◽  
Articulation Disorders ◽  
Expressive Language Delay

ABSTRACTThis article describes a follow-up of 25 boys diagnosed as having specific expressive language delay (SELD) in the 24- to 31-month age period. At the time of diagnosis, all subjects had Bayley MDI scores above 85, Reynell Receptive Language Age scores within 4 months of their chronological age, and Reynell Expressive Language Age scores at least 5 months below chronological age; most had vocabularies of fewer than 50 words and few if any word combinations. At follow-up, 16 boys were 3 years old, 7 were 3½, and 2 were 4 years of age. When seen for follow-up, half the 25 boys still had very poor expressive language. These boys were speaking at best in short, telegraphic sentences, and many had moderately severe articulation disorders with quite poor intelligibility. The 12 boys with better outcome had a range of language skills. All spoke in sentences to some extent, and each displayed some mastery of early morphemes (prepositions, plurals, articles, progressive tense, and possessives). However, few if any of the children spoke in completely fluent, syntactically complex, and morphologically correct language. Problems with copula and auxiliary verbs, with past tense inflections, and with pronouns seemed especially common. This research suggests that children with SELD at 24 to 30 months are at considerable risk for continuing language problems.

Clinical Significance of Electroencephalography in Children with Specific Learning Disorders

2019 ◽  
Vol 08 (02) ◽  
pp. 038-043
Author(s):  
Erhan Aksoy ◽  
Ülkühan Öztoprak ◽  
Murat Sabancı ◽  
Miray Çetinkaya ◽  
Çiğdem Genç-Sel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Expressive Language ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Disorder ◽  
Learning Disorders ◽  
Language Delay ◽  
Prenatal Smoking ◽  
Mathematics Ability ◽  
Potential Marker ◽  
Expressive Language Delay ◽  
Specific Learning ◽  
Spike Wave

AbstractA specific learning disorder (SLD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder in which academic skills, such as reading, writing, and mathematics ability, are below the expected range. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between spike-wave index and SLD in children. We recruited 110 child psychiatry outpatients (38 girls, 72 boys) with SLDs for this study between January 2015 and March 2018. The mean ± standard deviation patient age was 9.17 ± 1.87 years. Electroencephalography (EEG) findings were abnormal in 20.9% of children. We found that children with expressive language delay and who were born prematurely had a significantly higher risk of spike-wave index. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder was present in 55.5% of children with SLD. This comorbidity was significantly higher in children with a history of prenatal smoking exposure or premature birth. The EEG findings were particularly important in cases of SLD in children who were born prematurely and had expressive language delay. The spike-wave index is a potential marker of SLD and can be easily and noninvasively detected by EEG.

Treatment of early expressive language delay

1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 55-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grover J. Whitehurst ◽  
Janet E. Fischel ◽  
Christopher J. Lonigan ◽  
Marta C. Valdez-Menchaca ◽  
David S. Arnold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Expressive Language ◽  
Language Delay ◽  
Expressive Language Delay
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