Influence of Language Load on Speech Motor Skill in Children With Specific Language Impairment

Meredith Saletta; Lisa Goffman; Caitlin Ward; Jacob Oleson

doi:10.1044/2017_jslhr-l-17-0066

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Influence of Language Load on Speech Motor Skill in Children With Specific Language Impairment

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Influence of Language Load on Speech Motor Skill in Children With Specific Language Impairment

Meredith Saletta, Lisa Goffman, Caitlin Ward and Jacob Oleson

Journal of speech, language, and hearing research, Vol.61(3), pp.675-689

03/15/2018

DOI: 10.1044/2017_jslhr-l-17-0066

PMCID: PMC6195069

PMID: 29484363

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Abstract

Children with specific language impairment (SLI) show particular deficits in the generation of sequenced action: the quintessential procedural task. Practiced imitation of a sequence may become rote and require reduced procedural memory. This study explored whether speech motor deficits in children with SLI occur generally or only in conditions of high linguistic load, whether speech motor deficits diminish with practice, and whether it is beneficial to incorporate conditions of high load to understand speech production. Children with SLI and typical development participated in a syntactic priming task during which they generated sentences (high linguistic load) and, then, practiced repeating a sentence (low load) across 3 sessions. We assessed phonetic accuracy, speech movement variability, and duration. Children with SLI produced more variable articulatory movements than peers with typical development in the high load condition. The groups converged in the low load condition. Children with SLI continued to show increased articulatory stability over 3 practice sessions. Both groups produced generated sentences with increased duration and variability compared with repeated sentences. Linguistic demands influence speech motor production. Children with SLI show reduced speech motor performance in tasks that require language generation but not when task demands are reduced in rote practice.

Humans

Speech Production Measurement

Child, Preschool

Repetition Priming

Male

Neuropsychological Tests

Language Development Disorders - psychology

Biomechanical Phenomena

Linguistics

Female

Speech

Language Development Disorders - physiopathology

Child

Motor Skills

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Title: Subtitle: Influence of Language Load on Speech Motor Skill in Children With Specific Language Impairment
Creators: Meredith Saletta - The University of Iowa, Iowa City
Lisa Goffman - Callier Center for Communication Disorders, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas
Caitlin Ward - The University of Iowa, Iowa City
Jacob Oleson - The University of Iowa, Iowa City
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research, Vol.61(3), pp.675-689
DOI: 10.1044/2017_jslhr-l-17-0066
PMID: 29484363
PMCID: PMC6195069
NLM abbreviation: J Speech Lang Hear Res
ISSN: 1558-9102
eISSN: 1558-9102
Publisher: United States
Grant note: R01 DC004826 / NIDCD NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 03/15/2018
Academic Unit: Communication Sciences and Disorders; Biostatistics; Nursing
Record Identifier: 9983997494402771

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