Learning and memory performance of children with specific language impairment (SLI). Academic Article

abstract

• The purpose of this study was to examine learning and memory in children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) as compared to 30 normally functioning children on the Children's Memory Scale. Results indicated that children in the SLI group exhibited impaired performance on the Attention/Concentration Index (working memory), as well as significantly lower scores on both the immediate and delayed auditory/verbal indices and subtests relative to the control group. In contrast, no between group differences emerged for the visual/non-verbal indices and subtests. Results demonstrated that children with SLI possess normal ability to process, maintain and manipulate visual/non-verbal information in working memory along with normal ability to store and retrieve visual/non-verbal material from long-term storage. These results provide support for the contention that children with SLI have a "diminished verbal capacity" to process, organize, and maintain auditory information in working memory.

authors

• Riccio, Cynthia

published proceedings

• Appl Neuropsychol

altmetric score

• 3

author list (cited authors)

• Riccio, C. A., Cash, D. L., & Cohen, M. J.

citation count

• 38

complete list of authors

• Riccio, Cynthia A||Cash, Deborah L||Cohen, Morris J

publication date

• January 2007

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• Applied Neuropsychology  Journal

keywords

• Adolescent
• Child
• Female
• Humans
• Language Disorders
• Learning
• Male
• Memory
• Memory, Short-Term
• Neuropsychological Tests
• Psychomotor Performance
• Verbal Behavior

PubMed Central ID

• 18067421

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/09084280701719203

start page

• 255

end page

• 261

volume

• 14

issue

• 4

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1080%2F09084280701719203