eprintid: 1565918
rev_number: 28
eprint_status: archive
userid: 608
dir: disk0/01/56/59/18
datestamp: 2017-07-23 02:27:36
lastmod: 2020-02-12 23:27:27
status_changed: 2017-08-04 16:36:53
type: article
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Lucas, R
creators_name: Thomas, L
creators_name: Norbury, CF
title: Can Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Learn New Vocabulary From Linguistic Context?
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: A01
divisions: B02
divisions: C07
divisions: D05
divisions: F71
keywords: Autism spectrum disorder, Language impairment, Vocabulary instruction, Word learning, Context
note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
abstract: 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.
date: 2017-07
date_type: published
publisher: SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3151-z
oa_status: green
full_text_type: other
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 1404811
doi: 10.1007/s10803-017-3151-z
lyricists_name: Norbury, Courtenay
lyricists_id: CFNOR45
actors_name: Allington-Smith, Dominic
actors_id: DAALL44
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
publication: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
volume: 47
number: 7
pagerange: 2205-2216
pages: 12
issn: 1573-3432
citation:        Lucas, R;    Thomas, L;    Norbury, CF;      (2017)    Can Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Learn New Vocabulary From Linguistic Context?                   Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders , 47  (7)   pp. 2205-2216.    10.1007/s10803-017-3151-z <https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3151-z>.       Green open access   
 
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