Oral Narratives Comprehension in children with Specific Language Impairment

Authors

  • Carmen Julia Coloma Universidad de Chile, Escuela de Fonoaudiología, Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Educación Author
  • Mariangela Maggiolo Universidad de Chile, Escuela de Fonoaudiología, Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Educación Author
  • María Mercedes Pavez Universidad de Chile, Escuela de Fonoaudiología, Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Educación Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/ap.v27i115.9277

Keywords:

Language comprehension, narrative, Specific Language Impairment, factual comprehension, inferential comprehension

Abstract

The present study aimed to provide information about oral narratives comprehension in a group of Chilean children diagnosed with Specifi c Language Impairment (SLI), without pragmatic disorders. Sixty children were divided into three different groups: 1) twenty children with SLI (average age of 6.6 years old), 2) twenty children grouped by chronological age, and 3) twenty children grouped by linguistic age. Both control groups demonstrated typical language development. Narrative comprehension was assessed through factual and inferential questions based in three stories. Results showed that children with SLI are similar to the linguistic controls when considering the global comprehension, factual and inferential questions, while they significantly differed from the chronological controls.

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Author Biography

  • Carmen Julia Coloma, Universidad de Chile, Escuela de Fonoaudiología, Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Educación

    Profesora Asociada de la Universidad de Chille, Doctora en Psicología de la Salud, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológico. Académica de la Escuela de Fonoaudiología y del Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Educación de la Universidad de Chile. Su línea de investigación es acerca de la relación entre el Trastorno Específico del Lenguaje y la lectura

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Published

2013-10-22

How to Cite

Coloma, C. J., Maggiolo, M., & Pavez, M. M. (2013). Oral Narratives Comprehension in children with Specific Language Impairment. Actualidades En Psicología, 27(115), 129-140. https://doi.org/10.15517/ap.v27i115.9277