Language Proficiency and Sustained Attention in Monolingual and Bilingual Children with and without Language Impairment.

ABSTRACT: Background: The language profiles of children with language impairment (LI) and bilingual children can show partial, and possibly temporary, overlap. The current study examined the persistence of this overlap over time. Furthermore, we aimed to better understand why the language profiles of these two groups show resemblance, testing the hypothesis that the language difficulties of children with LI reflect a weakened ability to maintain attention to the stream of linguistic information. Consequent incomplete processing of language input may lead to delays that are similar to those originating from reductions in input frequency. Methods: Monolingual and bilingual children with and without LI (N = 128), aged 5-8 years old, participated in this study. Dutch receptive vocab

SUBMITTER: Boerma T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5519625 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature