Number processing skill trajectories in children with specific language impairment

  1. Cristina Rodríguez 1
  2. Sandra González 2
  3. Christian Peake 2
  4. Felipe Sepúlveda 2
  5. Juan A. Hernández-Cabrera 1
  1. 1 Universidad de La Laguna
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    Universidad de La Laguna

    San Cristobal de La Laguna, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01r9z8p25

  2. 2 Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción
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    Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción

    Concepción, Chile

    ROR https://ror.org/03y6k2j68

Revista:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915,  1886-144X

Ano de publicación: 2020

Volume: 32

Número: 1

Páxinas: 92-99

Tipo: Artigo

DOI: 10.7334/PSICOTHEMA2019.104 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso aberto editor

Outras publicacións en: Psicothema

Resumo

Background: A number of contrasting hypotheses have been put forward concerning mathematical performance deficits in children with specific language impairment (SLI). However, debate as to the nature of this deficit continues. The present study analyzed whether the trajectories of SLI-children may be attributed to the use of symbolic vs. linguistic assessment tasks, or to a deficit in the magnitude system. Method: SLI-children (N=20) and typically achieving children (N=20) were monitored between kindergarten and first grade. Four tasks were designed, each with varying demands on language, symbolic, and domain-specific skills. Results: The groups only differed in the trajectories of those numerical tasks involving high language demand. Conclusions: These findings indicate that SLI children present an early deficit in the development of numerical skills that require retrieval from long term memory and articulation of a phonological representation. Number skills involving greater language demand should be included as part of SLI early detection and intervention protocols.

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Funding for this research was provided by CONICYT [grant: FONDECYT REGULAR no. 1161213] and the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [grant: Programa Ramón y Cajal, RYC-2014-16948] to the first author.

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