TY  - JOUR
TI  - Can Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Learn New Vocabulary From Linguistic Context?
EP  - 2216
AV  - public
Y1  - 2017/07//
ID  - discovery1565918
N2  - This study investigated whether children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) can learn vocabulary from linguistic context. Thirty-five children with ASD (18 with age-appropriate structural language; 17 with language impairment [ALI]) and 29 typically developing peers were taught 20 Science words. Half were presented in linguistic context from which meaning could be inferred, whilst half were accompanied by an explicit definition. Children with ASD were able to learn from context. Condition did not influence phonological learning, but receptive semantic knowledge was greatest in the context condition, and expressive semantic knowledge greatest in the definitional condition. The ALI group learnt less than their peers. This suggests that at least some vocabulary should be taught explicitly, and children with ALI may need additional tuition.
PB  - SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
KW  - Autism spectrum disorder
KW  -  Language impairment
KW  -  Vocabulary instruction
KW  -  Word learning
KW  -  Context
SP  - 2205
VL  - 47
N1  - This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher?s terms and conditions.
IS  - 7
SN  - 1573-3432
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3151-z
JF  - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
A1  - Lucas, R
A1  - Thomas, L
A1  - Norbury, CF
ER  -