NCT05988190 · Binghamton University
Contextual Word Learning in Children With Developmental Language Disorder
What this study is about
Many children have developmental language disorder, which makes it difficulty to learn language, including vocabulary, and results in ongoing academic and social difficulties. Despite the fact that most words are learned in context without direct teaching, we know very little about how children with developmental language disorder learn words in context.
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Many children have developmental language disorder, which makes it difficulty to learn language, including vocabulary, and results in ongoing academic and social difficulties. Despite the fact that most words are learned in context without direct teaching, we know very little about how children with developmental language disorder learn words in context. This project will combine, for the first time, two strategies which improve contextual word learning in children with typical development, and test their effect in both typically developing children, and those with developmental language disorder. The results will provide timely information that will contribute to evidence based practice for contextual word learning in children with developmental language disorder.
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL
Contextual Word Learning Intervention
Metalinguistic intervention consisting of meaning generation, explanation and feedback, with semantic diversity varying (no, medium, high).
Primary outcome measures
Measure of Semantic Knowledge (MSK)
Time frame: Aim 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b: Administered one week after exposure to novel words Aim 1c, 2c: Administered with untreated words prior to intervention and one week post intervention
Definitions, scored on a 5 point scale, per Duff, 2019 5 Context test questions (yes/no)
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
Inclusion criteria
- Aim 1: Standard Score \> 90 on Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals - Core Test Language Battery administered in 2nd grade
- Aim 2: Standard Score \<= 85 on Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals - Core Test Language Battery administered in 2nd grade
Exclusion criteria
- hearing impairment
- uncorrected visual impairment
Where
- Johnson City, New York
Collaborators
University of South Carolina
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Data: ClinicalTrials.gov · synced Aug 14, 2025 · Source of record for eligibility and locations