Nonlinguistic Cognitive Treatment for Bilingual Children with Primary Language Impairment

Autor/inn/en	Ebert, Kerry Danahy; Rentmeester-Disher, Jill; Kohnert, Kathryn
Titel	Nonlinguistic Cognitive Treatment for Bilingual Children with Primary Language Impairment
Quelle	In: Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 26 (2012) 6, S.485-501 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0269-9206
DOI	10.3109/02699206.2012.660226
Schlagwörter	Evidence; Learning Problems; Language Impairments; Attention; Language Skills; Language Acquisition; Bilingualism; Cognitive Processes; Spanish; English (Second Language); Pretests Posttests; Measures (Individuals); Therapy; Outcomes of Treatment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Evidenz; Lernproblem; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Aufmerksamkeit; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Bilingualismus; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Spanisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Messdaten; Therapie
Abstract	Substantial evidence points to the presence of subtle weaknesses in the nonlinguistic cognitive processing skills of children with primary (or specific) language impairment (PLI). It is possible that these weaknesses contribute to the language learning difficulties that characterize PLI, and that treating them can improve language skills. To test this premise, we treated two nonlinguistic cognitive processing skills, processing speed and sustained selective attention, in two Spanish-English bilingual children with PLI. The study followed a single-subject multiple baseline design, with both repeated measures and standardized pre- and post-testing as outcome measures. Results from the repeated measures tasks showed that both participants made gains in nonlinguistic cognitive processing skills as well as in Spanish and English. These results both replicate and extend prior work showing that nonlinguistic cognitive processing treatment can positively affect language skills in children with PLI. (Contains 2 figures and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10