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Language Comprehension in Language-Learning Impaired Children Improved with Acoustically Modified Speech

Tallal, Paula, Miller, Steve L., Bedi, Gail, Byma, Gary, Wang, Xiaoqin, Nagarajan, Srikantan S., Schreiner, Christoph, Jenkins, William M. +1 more·1996·Science

Abstract

A speech processing algorithm was developed to create more salient versions of the rapidly changing elements in the acoustic waveform of speech that have been shown to be deficiently processed by language-learning impaired (LLI) children. LLI children received extensive daily training, over a 4-week period, with listening exercises in which all speech was translated into this synthetic form. They also received daily training with computer “games” designed to adaptively drive improvements in temporal processing thresholds. Significant improvements in speech discrimination and language comprehension abilities were demonstrated in two independent groups of LLI children.

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  • Language-delayed children show substantial improvements in measures of speech and language after listening to speech altered by computer to exaggerate phonetic differences.

    “In recent studies, language-delayed children show substantial improvements in measures of speech and language after listening to speech altered by computer to exaggerate phonetic differences (108, 109).”

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Authors
Tallal, P., Miller, S. L., Bedi, G., Byma, G., Wang, X., Nagarajan, S. S., Schreiner, C., Jenkins, W. M., & Merzenich, M. M.
Affiliations
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
Corresponding author
Tallal, Paula
Venue
Science
Published
1996-01-05
Volume
271
Issue
5245
Pages
81-84
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2016434864
Cited by
1,197
References
26
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 21 · 2018: 20 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 20 · 2015: 44 · 2014: 37 · 2013: 55 · 2012: 34
FWCI
127.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (R01DC002260)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS010414)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Reading and Literacy Development
Keywords
language comprehension, speech processing algorithms, temporal processing, speech discrimination, auditory training, video games
MeSH terms
Algorithms, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Language Disorders, Language Therapy, Learning Disabilities, Male, Software, Speech Perception, Video Games

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