Speech Perception in Noise Predicts Oral Narrative Comprehension in Children With Developmental Language Disorder.

Autor:	Magimairaj BM; Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education, Emma Eccles Jones Early Childhood Education and Research Center, Utah State University, Logan, UT, United States., Nagaraj NK; Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education, Emma Eccles Jones Early Childhood Education and Research Center, Utah State University, Logan, UT, United States., Champlin CA; Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States., Thibodeau LK; Callier Center for Communication Disorders, The University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, United States., Loeb DF; Communication Sciences and Disorders, Baylor University, Waco, TX, United States., Gillam RB; Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education, Emma Eccles Jones Early Childhood Education and Research Center, Utah State University, Logan, UT, United States.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in psychology [Front Psychol] 2021 Oct 21; Vol. 12, pp. 735026. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Oct 21 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI:	10.3389/fpsyg.2021.735026
Abstrakt:	We examined the relative contribution of auditory processing abilities (tone perception and speech perception in noise) after controlling for short-term memory capacity and vocabulary, to narrative language comprehension in children with developmental language disorder. Two hundred and sixteen children with developmental language disorder, ages 6 to 9 years ( Mean = 7; 6), were administered multiple measures. The dependent variable was children's score on the narrative comprehension scale of the Test of Narrative Language . Predictors were auditory processing abilities, phonological short-term memory capacity, and language (vocabulary) factors, with age, speech perception in quiet, and non-verbal IQ as covariates. Results showed that narrative comprehension was positively correlated with the majority of the predictors. Regression analysis suggested that speech perception in noise contributed uniquely to narrative comprehension in children with developmental language disorder, over and above all other predictors; however, tone perception tasks failed to explain unique variance. The relative importance of speech perception in noise over tone-perception measures for language comprehension reinforces the need for the assessment and management of listening in noise deficits and makes a compelling case for the functional implications of complex listening situations for children with developmental language disorder. Competing Interests: RG receives royalties from the sale of the Test of Narrative Language, which was administered to participants. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2021 Magimairaj, Nagaraj, Champlin, Thibodeau, Loeb and Gillam.)
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