Word-learning trajectories influence long-term recall in children with developmental language disorder and typical development.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) have difficulties learning words. However, the severity of these difficulties can be reduced through word learning procedures that incorporate repeated spaced retrieval (RSR). Previous studies have shown positive outcomes with RSR but we still know very little about how learning unfolds with this procedure. In this study, we focus on the process of learning under RSR.

Methods

We analyze the learning data from children with DLD and with typical development (TD) from three recent studies using RSR. We fit growth curves to the trial-by-trial learning data for immediate and spaced retrieval trials and use the characteristics of children's individual word-learning trajectories to predict their long-term recall.

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SUBMITTER: Kueser JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8715761 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature