Executive functioning and nonverbal cognitive factors associated with response to technology-assisted language intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore potential differences in the relationship between executive function (EF) skills and language development when integrating augmentative and alternative communication technology into speech-language therapy for deaf/hard of hearing (DHH) children.

Method

Randomized trial data were analysed to investigate this relationship among children who participated in a Technology-Assisted Language Intervention (TALI) compared to treatment as usual (TAU). Language samples were assessed for pre-post-intervention changes, including mean length of utterance in morphemes (MLU), mean turn length (MTL), and number of different words spoken (NDW). EF skills were measured with standardized parent-report assessment.

Results

Thirty-seven DHH children were included (TALI

SUBMITTER: Meinzen-Derr J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11578761 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature